A brief turning of the bundled writing instruments in his hand, twisting the collection idly in the circle of his closed fist. A half beat of consideration.
"I don't think they give a shit about the war," he says, decided. "We've known for some time that there has been a risk of Tevene slaves collaborating with Calpernia, but clearly there's been little satisfaction to be had on that front. I imagine that their position at this stage is one not unfamiliar to yourself—a force that might safeguard their freedoms if only they act to further the causes of their homelands, regardless of what those places have historically withheld."
A shrug. He sets the collected writing instruments into the waiting cup with a clack of graphite ends and hardwood, and metal on metal.
"The war is an instrument to them, same as it is to anyone else. Their problems are not our problems, but I would prefer to take whatever opportunity we can to emphasize that we might all gain some ground were we to point our efforts in the same direction."
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A brief turning of the bundled writing instruments in his hand, twisting the collection idly in the circle of his closed fist. A half beat of consideration.
"I don't think they give a shit about the war," he says, decided. "We've known for some time that there has been a risk of Tevene slaves collaborating with Calpernia, but clearly there's been little satisfaction to be had on that front. I imagine that their position at this stage is one not unfamiliar to yourself—a force that might safeguard their freedoms if only they act to further the causes of their homelands, regardless of what those places have historically withheld."
A shrug. He sets the collected writing instruments into the waiting cup with a clack of graphite ends and hardwood, and metal on metal.
"The war is an instrument to them, same as it is to anyone else. Their problems are not our problems, but I would prefer to take whatever opportunity we can to emphasize that we might all gain some ground were we to point our efforts in the same direction."