Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

- Alas, I don't understand what you mean, Erephir Lin'el Darvening, and therefore I cannot give you an adequate answer.

- It's flattering to hear such high praise for our family, but I must still express the hope that you are not associating us with Empress Shen, because that would be a mistake, as we are not related to this miserable person.

- That's obvious. But what else? What does she look like, what does she do? You say she "woke up again" - after lunch or something? The management needs to know; queens don't rule from the shadows, that's why they're queens.

Beata looked at Erephir with the most unpleasant smirk she could muster.
Guyon groaned and rolled his eyes.

- I didn't read it, - replied Kilika.
- And I didn't read it either, - Astellia repeated, - is it an interesting book?

- With such a worldview, it's no surprise that almost all the women in your organization are single, with the exception of a cat who has her own agenda and a bandit whose lover is a slave.

- Idle adventures and travels will not benefit the ancestors, society, or the state. In our region, it is considered the greatest insult to one's lineage not to leave offspring. And what kind of offspring can be created without a family hearth?

Ryzhaya shrugged.

“Have you ever noticed that by carefully choosing your words, you can instill absolutely any desired thought in your interlocutor, without lying even a milligram?”

—Well, well, Sir Shao, don't be so harsh in your judgments. Although my companions' insightful reasoning sometimes makes them seem much older than their years, let's not forget that they are currently at the peak of their youthful strength and intellect. You've probably already checked their charlists. During this time, crushing the skulls of dragons and reshaping the world with some bold ideology like "whatever, I probably won't live to be 30" isn't such an unreasonable deviation from the norm. But if life suddenly takes a different turn, rest assured: failing a couple of strength tests to get out of bed will inevitably lead you to realize the value of family, past and future generations.

—Continuing the topic of songs, if you happened to catch their impromptu concert earlier, I'd be interested to hear your opinion as a talented singer and songwriter. Of course, if it's not too much trouble.

—Don't joke like that, or you might think you're pushing me to commit a crime to get a casus belli, even though you're immune to it, or you have an antidote in your pocket. Don't worry, we don't have anything like that in our headquarters, so you're not in danger. Good manners dictate that I should greet guests properly.

I respect fulfilling one's duty to the monarch, and that's one of the reasons I love this queen, but I still disagree that "freedom is overrated." Quite the contrary, people often underestimate freedom. Royal chambers are considered a sign of success, but if they become a comfortable prison, what do they really offer? Is wealth valuable in itself, or is it valuable for the opportunities it opens up for a person?

—In my opinion, it doesn't matter. On the contrary, it's better to be poor than to live in a padded cell, because in the latter case, you only have one small, albeit pleasant, space... But if you have nothing, the whole world is your home, the generous Anuzish will welcome you in Margel, Mindzhin, or any other province of the vast Empire, anything can open up before your eyes, and no one will demand an account of your actions... Only the fences of human houses will be forbidden to you, but is that so bad? They make up a tiny part of the total area and a tiny fraction of all the wonders of the planet.

—The more vectors of action a person has, the better it is for that person. Of course, sometimes some of these vectors change into something better, a vast valley can be replaced by a narrow path through a mountain pass leading to happiness. But this should be a very careful, targeted change, and with the person's internal consent, otherwise the whole meaning is lost. Therefore, your position is understandable to me, but I adhere to a different one.

—And in general, there are reasons why I don't blab my biography to everyone! - Gion snorted, folding his arms across his chest.

—Well, during travels, you can help everyone in need, and that will bring much more benefit to the state than sitting at home doing nothing, - Beata snorted irritably, unhappy that she was called a bandit and her secret was revealed.

—Yes. Legacy doesn't necessarily have to be in the form of children. You can make the world a better place with your actions, your work, or your creativity.

—However, everyone has their own path, - Gion concluded. - As long as it doesn't cause discomfort to those around them.

—Uh-huh... - Midorik nods. - That sounds like the truth. And didn't you want to take a look at her? Some people have already seen her, their benefactor. But they probably couldn't tell about it later.

- Imagine that numerous generations of your ancestors overcame difficult times only for their lineage to end with a simple "I don't want to, I won't," isn't that sad? And making the world a better place through your work, Creation, and actions should be done even without other motivators, and even more so, it shouldn't be an excuse to refuse to start your own family. All living organisms participate in the process of continuity and succession of life, and you, what, are you worse than mushrooms?

Unfortunately, at that time, I was too busy recording the information I heard about the "Tower," so I didn't pay attention to the meaning of the texts or the quality of the performance.

I disagree, but even if we accept your point of view, she could have been sent to repay her debt to the monarch and the country by going to war, where she would have lost her life. So, I don't find her life story to be particularly sad.

It only seems that way as long as you're healthy and well-fed.

The more there are, the higher the chance that they will go down a destructive path for themselves and those around them.

- Humans are given reason and free will so that they don't spend their lives solely on satisfying the instinct of reproduction, like mindless animals, but also on other things. For example, so that I can become known as a "former bandit, now a protector of the weak and helpless"
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- And even so, I'll be a terrible mother, so I'll do my hypothetical child a favor and not ruin their life; let someone else have a child if they want one so badly.
- Well, I wouldn't agree with that; you know how to care for others 😅
- No, Guiyosh, no.