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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morgenstern" data-source="post: 1625542" data-attributes="member: 5485">I think we'll have a more detailed timeline of the conflict fairly soon. All kinds of alliances and sweeping movements of arms. Not all countries born in the war survived to the present day.Don't underestimate his complexity. he may be inhuman, but he's not entirely inhumane. He does care about the well being of his people, in a sort of distant, paternal manner (if only because it reflects on him as a ruler - lot of ego tied up in that). Not only does he have the patience to carry out long term plots, he has the personal experience of having tried that for decades and failed, costing him his life and a not inconsiderable part of his autonomy. I think the very idea of the Treaty signifies a very serious change in his thought process. Plus, one should consider the influence of his wife...</blockquote>