RE: [IC] Swords Beneath the Starlight
03-04-2021, 12:20 AM
Just as the discussion is coming to a point, your host enters the room.
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"Pardon my interruption. I couldn't help but catch sedition on the air. If you wouldn't mind my thoughts?"
He doesn't wait for your approval before striding into the room, taking center-stage. None of the lords seem wont to deny him his space, either, so he proceeds.
"The kings of these mountains cannot officially approve of any action taken against the Lion King. However, I would be happy to apprise you of the situation in the King's domain. The Kingdom of the Beasts is powerful, as you are aware, and the Lion King is the absolute wielder of the kingdom's might. However, the King rarely takes direct action unless absolutely necessary. The day-to-day management of the realm is left to the king's court - the assortment of nobles and advisors who have endeared themselves to the royal family. As such, this sort of bureaucracy is not foreign to us. Often, important missives are subjected to the whims of court officials. Sometimes they are used as ammunition in political games, other times they're held up as pieces of courtly gossip. That said: There has never been a case in which a message intended for the King has not reached the King's ears."
Madoc looks across all of you impassively. He seems almost intentionally detached from the discussion at hand.
"So. Were you to enter the King's territory, you would almost certainly face resistance and be treated as a foreign aggressor. Were you to reach the King, though, you would likely be heard out, and - should the King decide your cause is just - spared. Were you to wait patiently, time would be wasted; that said, you would most certainly be greeted more openly into the King's court, risk gaining fewer political enemies, and would not run the risk of execution should the King decide your intentions are ignoble. The decision is yours, and we Mountaindwellers cannot help you more than we have either way. That said, I hope this has left you more confident in your ability to make the decision. Should you have any more questions, you need only ask."
"Pardon my interruption. I couldn't help but catch sedition on the air. If you wouldn't mind my thoughts?"
He doesn't wait for your approval before striding into the room, taking center-stage. None of the lords seem wont to deny him his space, either, so he proceeds.
"The kings of these mountains cannot officially approve of any action taken against the Lion King. However, I would be happy to apprise you of the situation in the King's domain. The Kingdom of the Beasts is powerful, as you are aware, and the Lion King is the absolute wielder of the kingdom's might. However, the King rarely takes direct action unless absolutely necessary. The day-to-day management of the realm is left to the king's court - the assortment of nobles and advisors who have endeared themselves to the royal family. As such, this sort of bureaucracy is not foreign to us. Often, important missives are subjected to the whims of court officials. Sometimes they are used as ammunition in political games, other times they're held up as pieces of courtly gossip. That said: There has never been a case in which a message intended for the King has not reached the King's ears."
Madoc looks across all of you impassively. He seems almost intentionally detached from the discussion at hand.
"So. Were you to enter the King's territory, you would almost certainly face resistance and be treated as a foreign aggressor. Were you to reach the King, though, you would likely be heard out, and - should the King decide your cause is just - spared. Were you to wait patiently, time would be wasted; that said, you would most certainly be greeted more openly into the King's court, risk gaining fewer political enemies, and would not run the risk of execution should the King decide your intentions are ignoble. The decision is yours, and we Mountaindwellers cannot help you more than we have either way. That said, I hope this has left you more confident in your ability to make the decision. Should you have any more questions, you need only ask."