Diplomatic Immunity: Three on the Boat

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"I guess not," Catullus agrees, shrugging, "Care to have some company in sparring practise?"
[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]“Sure, I can always use someone to spar against, helps hone the reflexes.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
"Very well, then."

*Catullus draws his rapier and salutes.*
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA: [sblock]“So you dismiss your own ability to bring change, Lavinia?” Kallithyia says curiously, “Catullus, Tiberius, and yourself all desire to see change. Surely you three are not the only ones to want change. The changes you wish to implement, do you think they will be bloodless? I think not, this corruption is deeply rooted. It in all honesty might be holding your empire together… As for prophecy, I make no such claims. I only speak my opinion.” [/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Kalli]
"I do not think that making a change will require the destruction of the Empire...In fact, I would say that the corruption is weakening the Empire, so if anything, eliminating corruption would strengthen it..."
[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]*Tiberius brings the flat of his shortsword to his forehead, returning the salute.*

“Begin when you are ready Catullus!”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
*Catullus moves forward and makes a feint, not attacking right away.*
[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

Rystil
[SBLOCK]*Tiberius lowers his blade from the guard position, almost daring Catullus to attack.*[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Tiberius]
*Catullus comes in swiftly from the side--but wait, another feint!--the real thrust comes plunging straight for Tiberius's heart, past all his defenses...*

*And stops at a touch.*
[/SBLOCK]

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Kallithyia: Palmaid/Female (Amazon)

RA: [sblock]“Or it could be the catalyst for its down fall,” kalli said with a shrug of the shoulders as she drops her hands to her side, “If you fight to remove the corruption not everyone will do the noble thing, some will try to profit, some will not chose and will pretend to be the winner’s best friend when all is said in done. Some will even do the noble thing but fight against you, they will fight for their friends, their family, their very livelihood but when your two sides distracted and fight amongst themselves your empire will be exposing its flank to outside enemies…”

“I won’t be a week from now, it probably won’t be a year from now, and I honesty know little of the true corruption but it is only a matter of time… That I’m certain of.” [/sblock]