Empires of Ashes

Diana: "Thats..." *Thinking*

Li looks at her, a bit confused

Diana: *Has a thought* "How old are you Li?"

"You underestimate us. Should we be forced back into the mountains they will have to fight us on ground even Dracia could not master. Not only that, but this is their entire army. We know that there is no land for months in any direction, one crushing victory and that's it. They must either dig in or run. They will be forced to farm our lands or starve, they cannot reinforce. We can. Every man captured is lost, every weapon taken is one more they don't have."

'I disagree. Massively."

Li: I lost count

"Why?"

Diana: *Silence* "What have they done to you?..."

Trajan: I've been to those lands they came from with my men before. They had nothing like what you describe. I do not think they are native to those lands. There's more to them than that army, that army that I might add, beat voldamians at what voldamians do best. We're facing a complete unknown. An incredibly powerful one.

LI:...I'm sorry?

"Maybe this is a new professional army, you yourself have witnessed how little time it takes for my own people to change and adapt. It's not out of the realm of possibility for this to be a new army."

Diana: "Why would you be sorry?"

LI:...not what I meant...what's the other way of saying it....excuse me?

Trajan: no. Not that far, not that fast.

"She mentioned Dracia having destroyed nations. I don't suppose you know anything of that?"

"Most likely? Lyca."

Diana: "Im sorry Li, i dont know what you mean."

"Wonderful, people want revenge for Lyca, specifically genocide."

LI:...I was saying I didn't understand what you said....

Trajan: quite...

Diana: "it doesn't matter. Just... Wondering who could be so cruel to make someone only for war."

LI: you are.....concerned

"Look should anything happen, your sister will be escorted back to her homeland. Of this I can assure you"

"its not that....although that I massively appreciate"

"I'm sure you do"

"I'm saying...you're going to call me crazy but...what If a grand alliance were necessary"

"A grand alliance?"

"Well, We're on good terms with you, and some of the thengul. You've allied with the voldamians, and if things go well, a new king installed on Kelthro's throne..."

"Some. Both of us are distrusted by too many to make an alliance work. Especially if the other nations do not heed the threat"

"I know but...I fear we may end up with little choice"

"If it comes to the worst Cymria shall become the anvil and Dracia the hammer"

he grins
"I like the sound of that. I wanted to get someone elses opinion before I propose the idea to the senate, make sure I don't sound insane."

"You would like the sound of it. Besides I am confident in the ability of my people. We shall drive them into the sea and then crush them with our navy"

"I hope so. I would provide aid, were I not tied up in Kelthro. If things do go bad, we're going to need the kelthrovi King gone, and our ally installed."

"A puppet?"

"No. He's an ally, and I trust him. He and I have already bled alongside eachother in this war."

"Blood does not protect you, take it from me"

"I know. But don't worry. Worst comes to the worst, he has a few hundred men, currently surrounded by four full legions of my men. If I have to replace him with a puppet, it will not be hard."

"It won't be"

OOC. ...oh, bloody fuck...
The national tax office sent out a meaningless message to every single person with a customer gate so now we are flooded by idiots harassing us about what that is... and their stupidity, of course, knows no bounds...

Diana: "of course... I know what it's like to be treated as a thing, not a person. No one should endure it."

Trajan: correcting my grammar, your grace? *grins*

LI:...Thankyou

Diana: "Everyone needs something other than war, even clavae." *diana looks up at li, and behind her helmet, the corner of her mouth curls into a smile.*

LI:...follow me

Diana: "Sure"

LI leads her to a secluded spot, making sure no one else is around. At that moment, she reaches up and removes her helmet

Diana: *Removes her own.*

"...I don't know why I did that...I just know I wanted to"

Diana: "Thats a good thing, Do things you want to."

"I...normally prefer having my helmet on...covering my face...but right now I don't"

Diana: "why do you normally like to cover your face?"

"I...am not comfortable showing it normally"

Diana: "Why not...?"

"I...Feel too vulnerable without my armour"