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<blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 2655235" data-attributes="member: 6521"><p>"Moats are for tyrants, to defend against uprising," Shavah says shortly. "At least, that would be my first thought if I saw a castle with one. But I suppose if you made it look nice, made it an <em>inviting</em> moat, I would approve." Shavah seems to hold back from smiling, not quite willing to express true levity on your way to meet again with Kethett.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>Returning to the high cleric's chambers, you are invited to sit -- chairs have been brought in for this meeting, crowding the small room and requiring careful steps. Kethett greets you briefly, then comes directly to the point.</p><p></p><p>"Well, we've passed it around a bit, and the document appears genuine. It's been compared to writings from Thedoric's last visit, and matches up well enough... And the more I've read it, the more I find the tone, and the nature of the advice, to be distinctly reminiscent of Thedoric's on way of speaking, and of thinking. And <em>that</em> cannot be forged... Why the letter was written, and distributed by a man claiming to oppose Thedoric -- that much is a mystery. If he feared that he would fall, he didn't mention so here." Kethett shakes his head, then looks over the group, apparently hoping for some insight... and stops at Tatlock, following the young man's gaze toward the Kingsmen table in the corner.</p><p></p><p>"You know," he says abruptly, "I played a game with Thedoric once, when he was here to negotiate the peace with Tourne... I consider myself a fairly adept player, no master, mind you, but fairly adept... But Thedoric, well... For most of the game, I felt that I was matching him well, even building an advantage, until, late into our positioning and advances, he chose traded his knight for one of my pawns, in what seemed to be a fairly insignificant corner of the board... The move baffled me, as it gave me a strong material advantage and did nothing to visibly weaken my position. I could only imagine that he was trying to distract me, to draw my attention away from my own advance, so after the exchange I continued as I had planned; but I had blundered. Within only a few moves my defense was drawn thin, and soon I found that my King had been cornered and captured."</p><p></p><p>He lifts his head out of the memory, to summarize it shortly.</p><p></p><p>"My point is, I would not presume to have any insight into Thedoric's intentions. I've learned from experience, more from our political discussions than that game, although it makes a good allegory, I've learned that he is capable of looking at things, of understanding the implications of things, far more deeply than I. Far more deeply than most men. Which is why," he concludes, holding up the letter for emphasis, "his advice is trusted, even when the reasoning behind it is unclear."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guilt Puppy, post: 2655235, member: 6521"] "Moats are for tyrants, to defend against uprising," Shavah says shortly. "At least, that would be my first thought if I saw a castle with one. But I suppose if you made it look nice, made it an [i]inviting[/i] moat, I would approve." Shavah seems to hold back from smiling, not quite willing to express true levity on your way to meet again with Kethett. ... Returning to the high cleric's chambers, you are invited to sit -- chairs have been brought in for this meeting, crowding the small room and requiring careful steps. Kethett greets you briefly, then comes directly to the point. "Well, we've passed it around a bit, and the document appears genuine. It's been compared to writings from Thedoric's last visit, and matches up well enough... And the more I've read it, the more I find the tone, and the nature of the advice, to be distinctly reminiscent of Thedoric's on way of speaking, and of thinking. And [i]that[/i] cannot be forged... Why the letter was written, and distributed by a man claiming to oppose Thedoric -- that much is a mystery. If he feared that he would fall, he didn't mention so here." Kethett shakes his head, then looks over the group, apparently hoping for some insight... and stops at Tatlock, following the young man's gaze toward the Kingsmen table in the corner. "You know," he says abruptly, "I played a game with Thedoric once, when he was here to negotiate the peace with Tourne... I consider myself a fairly adept player, no master, mind you, but fairly adept... But Thedoric, well... For most of the game, I felt that I was matching him well, even building an advantage, until, late into our positioning and advances, he chose traded his knight for one of my pawns, in what seemed to be a fairly insignificant corner of the board... The move baffled me, as it gave me a strong material advantage and did nothing to visibly weaken my position. I could only imagine that he was trying to distract me, to draw my attention away from my own advance, so after the exchange I continued as I had planned; but I had blundered. Within only a few moves my defense was drawn thin, and soon I found that my King had been cornered and captured." He lifts his head out of the memory, to summarize it shortly. "My point is, I would not presume to have any insight into Thedoric's intentions. I've learned from experience, more from our political discussions than that game, although it makes a good allegory, I've learned that he is capable of looking at things, of understanding the implications of things, far more deeply than I. Far more deeply than most men. Which is why," he concludes, holding up the letter for emphasis, "his advice is trusted, even when the reasoning behind it is unclear." [/QUOTE]
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