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-- Oh, Alaria, there you are. Please, take this test, don't fall behind the group. Garrett and Astellia are with them.
Fyr made sure everyone was gathered (Astellia didn't necessarily have to be there, but she could be).
-- I have some information for you to consider. Let's start with the good news: the Sovereign's coronation is scheduled for Monday. I don't know how it will be implemented, but don't make any other plans for now, okay?
-- The second good news is that there are only a few stones left to collect. After that, Her Highness the Sovereign said that she intends to complete her mission and protect Anush from all real and potential external threats. The Princess has learned to use them very well, and I'm sure she will succeed.
-- Now, the news that I wouldn't call bad yet, but it is what it is: soon, the Farrellians and Nephirians will attack us, uniting in a coalition. Therefore, although Her Highness recommended that Carneola rest, I personally wouldn't want to relax at such a moment. You may have noticed that Welfern is going through times that not everyone can face with their head held high. It would seem that this does not concern us; we are just a small mercenary squad for performing rare, precise surgical operations, but to be honest, at some point I stopped believing in that.
-- Time and time again, you, my comrades, demonstrate qualities that are not typical for ordinary thugs. You can be entrusted with diplomacy with rather unusual entities, -- a glance at Kilika. -- You are eager to engage in self-education. You easily find common ground with half the city. You learn not only new skills but sometimes even professions. You temper your body, mind, and spirit. You use and develop your imagination on a daily basis. You can talk to you about philosophy. You defeat enemies that normal warriors wouldn't even think about facing. At some point, I realized that I can no longer look at you as mercenaries; you are all my loyal knights.
-- What, in your opinion, distinguishes a knight from a simple warrior-barbarian? The fact that a knight strives for his ideals, while grounded warriors, on the contrary, are accustomed to lowering their ideals to the level of their flesh. Therefore, you are not the latter; by all accounts, you are the former. And you also work for the Crown. Absolute compliance, only a corresponding title is missing, but you know, purely formally, I don't have one either. Although I am a knight by lineage, from a formal point of view, this is not enough, so we are similar in our situation.
-- The main thing I wanted to say from all this is: I believe that we can do more, and it's time to show some initiative. We have the opportunity to do more for our country. Starting with the benefit of our squad, but not limited to it, if you have any corresponding ideas!
-- First of all, of course, this is the squad. Let's do this: what gaps and weaknesses do we have at the moment, what are we missing, and how can we work on it? We have already identified one weakness: it is difficult to live without a ranger. It can lead to dangerous time losses... Alaria said that she has the address of such a person; maybe we should visit him? I'm not needed for this; if you decide, you all deserve a sufficient degree of autonomy so that together we can do more.
-- What else? At the moment, if I have the funds, I can provide us with any member of the squad, regardless of their profession, beliefs, or origin. And if I already suspect what needs to be replenished in the depleted pool of spellcasters after Merel's death, what about the rest? I'm counting on a brainstorming session here.
-- People are not the only treasure that we may be lacking. Maybe our squad is missing something else? Some specific equipment? Maybe someone is ready to train a dog? The sense of smell of these animals can be useful not only for finding tracks. What about devices that detect magic or something similar? I haven't discussed financial matters with our Patron yet, but everything is heading towards me wanting to reorganize everything on a large scale so that we can be ready for anything. After all, our training depends on whether we will regret it later if we cannot do something.
-- If you have ideas that could benefit the whole country or at least just the city, and you are willing to do it... Then this is the best outcome of this conversation that I dare to hope for. Now let's conduct this experiment and open our discussion
Fyr made sure everyone was gathered (Astellia didn't necessarily have to be there, but she could be).
-- I have some information for you to consider. Let's start with the good news: the Sovereign's coronation is scheduled for Monday. I don't know how it will be implemented, but don't make any other plans for now, okay?
-- The second good news is that there are only a few stones left to collect. After that, Her Highness the Sovereign said that she intends to complete her mission and protect Anush from all real and potential external threats. The Princess has learned to use them very well, and I'm sure she will succeed.
-- Now, the news that I wouldn't call bad yet, but it is what it is: soon, the Farrellians and Nephirians will attack us, uniting in a coalition. Therefore, although Her Highness recommended that Carneola rest, I personally wouldn't want to relax at such a moment. You may have noticed that Welfern is going through times that not everyone can face with their head held high. It would seem that this does not concern us; we are just a small mercenary squad for performing rare, precise surgical operations, but to be honest, at some point I stopped believing in that.
-- Time and time again, you, my comrades, demonstrate qualities that are not typical for ordinary thugs. You can be entrusted with diplomacy with rather unusual entities, -- a glance at Kilika. -- You are eager to engage in self-education. You easily find common ground with half the city. You learn not only new skills but sometimes even professions. You temper your body, mind, and spirit. You use and develop your imagination on a daily basis. You can talk to you about philosophy. You defeat enemies that normal warriors wouldn't even think about facing. At some point, I realized that I can no longer look at you as mercenaries; you are all my loyal knights.
-- What, in your opinion, distinguishes a knight from a simple warrior-barbarian? The fact that a knight strives for his ideals, while grounded warriors, on the contrary, are accustomed to lowering their ideals to the level of their flesh. Therefore, you are not the latter; by all accounts, you are the former. And you also work for the Crown. Absolute compliance, only a corresponding title is missing, but you know, purely formally, I don't have one either. Although I am a knight by lineage, from a formal point of view, this is not enough, so we are similar in our situation.
-- The main thing I wanted to say from all this is: I believe that we can do more, and it's time to show some initiative. We have the opportunity to do more for our country. Starting with the benefit of our squad, but not limited to it, if you have any corresponding ideas!
-- First of all, of course, this is the squad. Let's do this: what gaps and weaknesses do we have at the moment, what are we missing, and how can we work on it? We have already identified one weakness: it is difficult to live without a ranger. It can lead to dangerous time losses... Alaria said that she has the address of such a person; maybe we should visit him? I'm not needed for this; if you decide, you all deserve a sufficient degree of autonomy so that together we can do more.
-- What else? At the moment, if I have the funds, I can provide us with any member of the squad, regardless of their profession, beliefs, or origin. And if I already suspect what needs to be replenished in the depleted pool of spellcasters after Merel's death, what about the rest? I'm counting on a brainstorming session here.
-- People are not the only treasure that we may be lacking. Maybe our squad is missing something else? Some specific equipment? Maybe someone is ready to train a dog? The sense of smell of these animals can be useful not only for finding tracks. What about devices that detect magic or something similar? I haven't discussed financial matters with our Patron yet, but everything is heading towards me wanting to reorganize everything on a large scale so that we can be ready for anything. After all, our training depends on whether we will regret it later if we cannot do something.
-- If you have ideas that could benefit the whole country or at least just the city, and you are willing to do it... Then this is the best outcome of this conversation that I dare to hope for. Now let's conduct this experiment and open our discussion