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<blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 4129729" data-attributes="member: 34958">&quot;I've lived through enough years as emperor to have the sense for plots and scapegoats, Dartis, although I admit many of those lessons were learned the hard way in my first fifteen or so years.&nbsp; Commander Sassarius has been one of my most loyal commanders, and also one of the least corrupt despite his mixed heritage and the scorn he receives from others in my court.&nbsp; Which is why I 'exiled' him to stay outside of the city while allowing him to maintain control of his army.&nbsp; I had intended for him to be set loose at internal enemies, but the situation has changed much in the last few weeks.&nbsp; I will give you a writ to hand to Sassarius.&nbsp; He will command the army, but you are to be his advisor and spokesman outside of the Imperial borders and inside unconquered Dorinthian lands.&nbsp; The writ will explain that this is an army with only one intention: to force a cure from the elves in order to save all of humanity.&nbsp; I know many will fear Talliones in arms, but nearly all will understand the need that binds sons of Dorin with sons of Tallione in this hour.&nbsp; As for taking more lands from the other races, they have little need to fear from us anymore.&nbsp; Look around our own lands, Dartis.&nbsp; Humanity is dying, while strange threats rise inside what was once civilized territory.&nbsp; If we do survive, it will be many generations before we will be able to go on conquests once more and then neither you or I will be in charge of the direction our people will take.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deuce Traveler, post: 4129729, member: 34958"] [color=orange]"I've lived through enough years as emperor to have the sense for plots and scapegoats, Dartis, although I admit many of those lessons were learned the hard way in my first fifteen or so years. Commander Sassarius has been one of my most loyal commanders, and also one of the least corrupt despite his mixed heritage and the scorn he receives from others in my court. Which is why I 'exiled' him to stay outside of the city while allowing him to maintain control of his army. I had intended for him to be set loose at internal enemies, but the situation has changed much in the last few weeks. I will give you a writ to hand to Sassarius. He will command the army, but you are to be his advisor and spokesman outside of the Imperial borders and inside unconquered Dorinthian lands. The writ will explain that this is an army with only one intention: to force a cure from the elves in order to save all of humanity. I know many will fear Talliones in arms, but nearly all will understand the need that binds sons of Dorin with sons of Tallione in this hour. As for taking more lands from the other races, they have little need to fear from us anymore. Look around our own lands, Dartis. Humanity is dying, while strange threats rise inside what was once civilized territory. If we do survive, it will be many generations before we will be able to go on conquests once more and then neither you or I will be in charge of the direction our people will take."[/color] [/QUOTE]

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