2nd Battle | VIDEO

[robb]

[ he may as well use this damn network for research. ]

If you were to take loyalties to a king, what kind of king would you want them to be? Would you think better if they were harsh or if they were wise? What sort of person would you lend your allegiances too?

[ It's a general topic. he's curious to hear the opinions of people around him. he seems less rigid than when he first arrived. the break from all the battles has done well on him. he's not uneasy and robb speaks with a warm confidence. ]

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[elegant_and_proud]

A leader who expects no more out of the people working below him than he expects of himself. One who commands from the battlefield rather than within the safety of stone walls. Some knowledge of how to manage money, or a willingness to defer that task to someone who will be responsible with it is good as well.

[robb]

[ That pings him because he only has so much knowledge gathered from being a lord of Winterfell. He could battle, but no matter what he though, politics would never be his game. ]

You would not serve a king who was just but poor?

[elegant_and_proud]

You misunderstand. I did not say the king must be rich. I said 'some knowledge of how to manage money'. A leader must be responsible with money so as not to bring those under his or her command to ruination.

[She pauses for a moment. It's probably better to explain with an example, and what better than that of a just king.]

Suppose there was a king who was renowned throughout the land for his compassion and commitment to justice. No just cause is too small for him to lead a campaign and set things right. But yet, he and his troops must eat, and there are many other expenses to consider. Shelter, weapons, medicine...for a time, the common people who support him might be able to provide these things out of love and respect for him.

[She offers a small smile.]

However, if he continues to use up resources without giving back and without any sort of reprieve, eventually people will tire of it. And this is assuming that the king's compassion and sense of justice are nigh flawless.

[robb]

But if he is rich, does that not mean he is versed in handling coin? [ he had heard rumors about King's Landings debts. Secrets are more passed on to you when you are of some position. He knows that King Robert, no matter how good in intention, his reign was a shallow one. Winning the throne was a far different matter than keeping it. ]

[ Small, as she continuous to list things - he grows weary. A part of him wonders does he possess any of these traits. He can win the crown, he is so sure. He believes in the spirit of those who ride with him. He believes in his own skills in battle. But he is a boy, so much younger than when King Robert led his rebellion to the mad king though the domain he wants - just the north - is reasonably smaller he cannot help but know that perhaps things will go differently. ]

That is not a song that has not been sung in a very long time, Milady. A king who fights for his people and loves his lands. Most try to attain crowns because that is where power resides.

Have you served under a leader that is compassionate?

[elegant_and_proud]

A rich king is not necessarily versed in handling coin. He could be taking over from a prosperous predecessor. A better measure is how the kingdom fares years into his reign.

[Ikaruga manages not to chuckle at the idea of any leader she served under being known for their compassion. Those kinds of leaders didn't lead mage guilds that took assassination jobs.]

A compassionate leader? Not particularly, no. I was merely trying to illustrate how even an ideal leader must take care to be responsible with money to ensure that those under his command prosper.

[robb]

[ He thinks about that. as well. Money, the Lannisters had gold. The Tyrell's had gold. He had support but it wasn't quite the same. ]

You raise excellent point, milady.

[ His ears perk up at that mention. Ideal leader. ]

May I ask what you would define as an 'ideal' leader?

[elegant_and_proud]

I already gave you my definition when I first replied. It's a standard I've tried to hold myself to as a guild leader.

[robb]

[ Well - that makes a lot of sense. ]

How big is your guild and what does your guild stand for?

[ asking now cause he's mostly curious. ]

[elegant_and_proud]

My guild has one hundred and three members. Death's Head Caucus is a mage guild. Every single member is able to use some sort of magic.

[She adds in a further explanation because a lot of people here don't seem to know what a mage guild does.]

Mage guilds are hired for various tasks, including hunting dangerous monsters, acting as bodyguards, or lifting curses.

[robb]

[ Sorcercy, does not sit well with him. Because in his realm, all he knows of sorcery is that it corrupts. ]

And have you always known magic?

[ he's asking because he's legitimately curious. and asgard brings a myriad of cultures. ]

Is it something common to your realm?