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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2527142" data-attributes="member: 630">&quot;We are not demanding anything, Quinn, we are making a request that we feel would make talks go easier,&quot; says Fevre quietly.&nbsp; &quot;Must we explain this again? If they refuse to release any, we talk with them, while warning that such a refusal makes it difficult to deal with them.&nbsp; If they release some of them, we see what will get them to release the rest.&nbsp; This is what is known as negotiation.&quot;&nbsp; Fevre frowns.&nbsp; &quot;And our only option is to let the troops in?&nbsp; Ridiculous.&nbsp; Our options, sirrah, are numerous.&nbsp; We may send in troops--we may do nothing, and merely cut them off--we may give them what they desire--we may give them things similar to what they desire.&nbsp; They can only resist us or give in to us, or some mixture of the two--and the more they resist us, the more difficult they make things for themselves.&nbsp; We hold the upper hand, and we must not allow ourselves to forget that.&nbsp; If they see us as weak, they will fight us, and the bloodshed you tell me you view as so horrible will become inevitable.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; He shuts his eyes.&nbsp; &quot;Still, I doubt I can convince you, so let's decide this in a way that your beloved Power Below would consider appropriate--let's vote.&quot;&nbsp; He glances at the group.&nbsp; &quot;Who feels Madame Alessa's approach is correct?&nbsp; And who backs Mr. Quinn's views?&nbsp; I think you know where I stand.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 2527142, member: 630"] [COLOR=Red]"We are not demanding anything, Quinn, we are making a request that we feel would make talks go easier," [/COLOR] says Fevre quietly[COLOR=Red]. "Must we explain this again? If they refuse to release any, we talk with them, while warning that such a refusal makes it difficult to deal with them. If they release some of them, we see what will get them to release the rest. This is what is known as negotiation." [/COLOR] Fevre frowns. [COLOR=Red]"And our only option is to let the troops in? Ridiculous. Our options, sirrah, are numerous. We may send in troops--we may do nothing, and merely cut them off--we may give them what they desire--we may give them things similar to what they desire. They can only resist us or give in to us, or some mixture of the two--and the more they resist us, the more difficult they make things for themselves. We hold the upper hand, and we must not allow ourselves to forget that. If they see us as weak, they will fight us, and the bloodshed you tell me you view as so horrible will become inevitable." [/COLOR] He shuts his eyes. [COLOR=Red]"Still, I doubt I can convince you, so let's decide this in a way that your beloved Power Below would consider appropriate--let's vote." [/COLOR] He glances at the group. [COLOR=Red]"Who feels Madame Alessa's approach is correct? And who backs Mr. Quinn's views? I think you know where I stand."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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