Diplomatic Immunity: Three on the Boat

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"Some of them want to bring it down, and some of them just want to free the slaves. Either way, though your methods are different, you share a common opinion on corruption and the wrongs of slavery..."
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[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“That’s the problem though, while I’m willing to work within the laws of the empire, their complete disregard of the law creates an unstable atmosphere which only serves to make the corruption easier to hide as the government diverts resources to stop their depredations against citisens of the empire whether they are worthy of that protection matters little. Could you imagine if they suceeded in bringing down the empire, that would cause even more problems than it solves, the power vacuum alone would be devastating.”

OOC: Hope that sounds right.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"I suppose you are right. Although I'm not sure how many Liberators want to overthrow the entire empire. You'll get a stray Liberator here that wants to free the slaves, and another one there that wants to bring a particular subject world back to self-autonomy. Really, it's important to understand how they work to be able to deal with them in a more effective manner--if you squelch the Liberators with an iron fist and military might, you create a new generation of refugees and orphans who are more likely to perpetuate rebellion...and yet if you show weakness to them, it can make them stronger..."
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[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Well I hope that’s true, though if they were I’d imagine they’d be very quiet about it until they decided to strike. The problem is the empire only seems to know one way, and that is the iron fist. Perhaps an understanding of their viewpoint would aid in comprehending what they think is wrong with aspects of the empire, and might even fix a few things.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"No doubt that it would, but I honestly don't see the empire deciding on a policy change...It has worked for them for all these years and all these planets under dominion, at least it has worked enough for them to consider the policy a success...Admittedly, there is no larger empire in the Known Spheres, and often the ones that rule with a focus on compassion and understanding, like Seelyne on Amaranthia, still have rebellions even in their own kingdom on their own world...It is a difficult matter, though I think you have the right of it, if the empire could be made to see things your way."
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[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Well I can’t imagine the empire will change it’s forceful attitude and I don’t think I’d want it to as it’s strength has allowed it to flourish, but we can only hope the empire might eventually listen to all of its citisens, until that day working for reforms is the only option. Well enough of this talk of the empire and its problems...where are we heading anyway if you know?”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA: [sblock]“I see,” Kallithyia said evasively, she saw little reason to continue this part of their conversation, “then you truly have accepted it, Lavinia.”

* Internally Kallithyia’s opinion of the young woman plummeting so fast she wanted to backhand the brassy haired woman across the face so hard that her momentum would carry her over the backside of the bed just in the effort to wake her up. Lavinia might have studied her native language but she hadn’t bothered to learn anything else, she would never be a sister and would never be a true warrior, she was just a mantouched accepting whore to a cheering crowed and Kallithyia felt great shame for her. She suspected that the girl she had rescued would have stabbed ‘Junius Latronius’ many times after the fatal blow if she had only the chance and training to do so. *

“Well, ‘Honor’ Guard what is your opinion on sleeping arrangements and what other languages do you speak?” Kallithyia asked with hidden contempt.

OOC: RA, very nice exchange. I guess sometimes the "fanboys" disappoint also. Anyhow, don't be surprised if Kalli approuches Catullus wanting to replace her honorguard with someone more liked minded.

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[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"We're headed to the Spelljamming port of Meridian on the world of Coratus."
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[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli]

“I see, then you truly have accepted it, Lavinia.”

*Lavinia's eyes flash with a fiery anger.*

"Accepted it? Never! If it is the last thing I do before I die I will make my mark...I will make a change so that no one ever has to suffer through what I did ever again!! But you must understand that assassinating that one man, which would lead to my execution, is not the way to bring about reform...You must know that there are many others who would walk free? I bear a great anger in my heart for what he did to me, but I do not let the anger control my heart so that I cannot think...Just like you told me never to let fear paralyse me so that I cannot move."
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[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA: [sblock]“So you expect the system that this man has hid behind to punish him for you?” Kallithyia shook her head in obvious distain before looking Lavinia squarely in the eyes, “Does your honor truly mean so little that you can leave his punishment to someone else and possibly die an old woman with the knowledge that he was never punished and that others probably suffered because of your inaction?”

OOC: RA, is it just me or does Lavinia’s reply seem really off for her?

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