linkShezvolume_up
You're looking kinda worse for the wear. Is running the Alliance really that rough?
linkShezvolume_up
You're looking kinda worse for the wear. Is running the Alliance really that rough?
linkClaudevolume_up
Yeah, well, you know what they say. "What doesn't kill you..." But enough about me. How are things with you? Mercenary work keeping you busy?
linkShezvolume_up
Not much. Just that they're meetings held by some stuffy Alliance nobles.
linkShezvolume_up
Not much. Just that it's a council held by some stuffy Alliance nobles.
linkClaudevolume_up
That's basically it. The Alliance crowns no king, and bows to no emperor. So instead we just have a bunch of meetings when we want to get something done.
linkClaudevolume_up
Every last detail of Alliance policy and strategy has to be worked out and agreed upon by the Five Great Lords at the roundtable conferences.
linkClaudevolume_up
Day after day, we go round and round, arguing and bickering over this or that.
linkClaudevolume_up
And as each of the lords only truly cares about their own skin, we never actually reach a decision on anything.
linkShezvolume_up
No wonder you look like you've been put through the wringer. Guess being a noble's not all fun and games.
linkShezvolume_up
No wonder you look like you've been put through the wringer. Guess being a noble's not all fun and games.
linkClaudevolume_up
You can say that again. And while we sit around twiddling our collective thumbs, the Empire and their army could be right on our doorstep.
linkClaudevolume_up
Nevertheless, I'll find a way to convince the other lords that they need to commit to deploying their troops.
linkClaudevolume_up
The real problem is what happens after. Armies need commanders, and those commanders need to be exceptional warriors that we can rely on.
linkShezvolume_up
Hey, if there's money to be made swinging my sword around, I'm there. My coin purse'll be happy about it, too. Plus, it's not like I have anything better to do.
linkShezvolume_up
Hey, if there's money to be made swinging my sword around, I'm there. My coin purse'll be happy about it, too. Plus, it's not like I have anything better to do.
linkClaudevolume_up
I knew you wouldn't let me down!