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[ealdorsprince]

[When the video comes on, Will is sitting there and he looks absolutely pleased. Only, not really. It looks like he may have swallowed a lemon, and his brow furrows as he sits there. Oh, and there he goes talking.]

So. That's it then?

Has anyone noticed that nothing really changed. I may have not been here long but even I can tell nothing changed after that battle.

People died for this and nothing was solved. It's just like having to deal with spoiled brats who tell people to fight for them and then they don't deliver back home.

[He knows that point only too well, and he just scowls before just rubbing at his forehead and sighing.]

Right, but when do people ever listen?

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[gwenhwyfar]

[She heaves a sigh.]

Ah, I cannot believe I'm about defend humans.

[gwenhwyfar]

So many little ironies and hypocrites in this world. And in our own worlds. "Spoiled brats".

[gwenhwyfar]

What were some of these being supposed to do? Die without a fight? You speak of those who died for nothing, but it is better to fight to live than to die without fighting. You fight to live, you live to fight. Of course nothing has changed -- such is life. There will be battles and conflicts along the way. Seasons come and go as much as something changes in one's life. Perhaps the sacrifice of a god has faltered all of your return home. Or perhaps you haven't fought hard enough. Hold your tongue; they beckon you to come here to fight and you speak of them in spite. The gods have enough power to punish you.

But perhaps what I don't understand is this cry that nothing has changed. Tell me, then. When so many were threatened, were they supposed to do when those creatures threatened their lives? I would much like to hear it; humans have such contradictory ideals.

[ealdorsprince]

I won't get to return home either way. What can they do to punish me? Kill me again? I was already dead to begin with.

[He's never been good at expressing himself, and it shows. He grips his fingers to the side of his head as he purses his lips in thought. His eyebrows furrow as he grits his teeth.]

I'm angry with those same Gods. Weren't things supposed to change? I don't pretend to understand everything but it's exactly like-

[He takes a deep breath.]

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[hollowchild]

The world didn't end. So that's something.

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[ealdorsprince]

[He sighs and rubs at his forehead.]

That's one way to look at it I guess.

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[hollowchild]

It is. What is your way of looking at it?

[she sounds genuinely curious, not judgmental]

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[sparkling_eyes]

Unfortunately, that was only the first battle in what I expect to be a very long and very difficult war. It won't be won or lost overnight.

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[ealdorsprince]

[He just sighs.]

It's stupid that people have to fight at all.

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[sparkling_eyes]

I'd much rather we didn't have to, but not everyone is fighting for selfish reasons.

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[wasthemaster]

You can't honestly tell me that you're surprised.

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[ealdorsprince]

No, I'm not. But it doesn't mean it's not frustrating.

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[wasthemaster]

What it is is a set-up. It's possibly their way of coming back to us next time and saying "well, surely if you do this again we will most certainly reward you. It will be a bigger reward too since it's a bigger job." Bribery, if anything. And the thing is that there will always be at least a small handful of people who will fall for it.

[doomfire]

[ he never thought he'd defend something like this situation- and even the Gods, who he really hadn't previously liked at all- but, well. ] We couldn't defeat them in just one battle. It's only the first. And it isn't as if the Gods didn't make sacrifices themselves.

[ealdorsprince]

[He sighs and shakes his head.]

Look. I get that, but it still doesn't make this all okay.

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[ofthursday]

Those that this comes a surprise to are likely new, inexperienced, or have not been paying attention.

[He's been refraining from saying 'I told you so' to anyone, though he does intend to make a post addressing this whole thing soon enough once everyone's had a little more time to recover.]

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[ealdorsprince]

Hm, let's see. I haven't been here long, but anyone with eyes could have seen that things were going to go this way, and that's what's frustrating.

[white_raven]

You could argue that the history of humanity generally looks like that.

[Sure, there are things to fight and even die for, and honorable causes and important causes, but typically what comes out of fighting are not solutions, only a changed balance of powers.]

[ealdorsprince]

[He blinks and looks to Bran, this is the only familiar face on here, and it kind of causes him to ease himself back a bit.]

I suppose that's true in most cases.

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[emblazing]

I did not fight for these gods, but for the innocents and captives among us. To trust them would be unwise.

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[ealdorsprince]

Yeah, but there are a lot of people who do trust them.

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[extradite]

...I told everyone to resign.

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[ealdorsprince]

Huh? What are you talking about?

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[dragonspeak]

Freyr's just given us some more time to prepare. Nothing really has changed...the war's still coming sooner or later, whether we like it or not.

[More importantly, though...] You've been hiding.

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[ealdorsprince]

You know how I feel about stuff like this, Merlin.

[He stops when he hears the other accuse him of hiding.]

What? I haven't.