and I discovered that my castles stand
upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Texas is not bothered that the tobiano stallion doesn’t seem pleased at his less-than-royal arrival. The only air of importance Texas has is his own inflated sense of self-worth, which he cares about far more than he does about how others might see him. He’s aware, at elast, that he is not any sort of negotiator, and he’s ready to tell Kronk this when he hears hooves coming up beside them.
He glances over to see the familiar scared figure of the King of the Falls, and while the brief nod he gives him in greeting isn’t exactly respectful, at least he’d acknowledged him at all. Tiberios would probably have just as much fun banishing Texas as Texas would have organizing a mutiny against the King. There would be brief and utter elation followed by a rather long period of “this was probably a horrible idea,” ending with a drawn out period of contemplation of all the better ways that their disagreements could have been handled. Though…Texas might have a slightly extended celebratory period since his conscience is somewhat less developed than Tiberios’.
Texas turns back to the orange and white stallion, as curious as his king about what the Falls might want. Not compensation for Nadyah’s likely death, it seems, but vengeance. Texas does know what happened at the Gates, but the reasons behind the attack weren’t ever made clear. Fun, he supposes, and boredom on the Chamber’s part.
His incentives to keep the Falls safe from what had befallen the Gates are probably different than the King’s, but they exist regardless. Texas’ plan of attack would probably be to personally assault any potential invader, but that’s only because their army is a sad force of two and they need all the reckless bravery they can get. “Do you have any reason to think they’re coming for the Falls next?” He asks mildly, glancing at Tiberios and wondering if this question will somehow be construed as insulting or idiotic. He can only hope, and hope for an entertaining reaction as well.
It probably is an insulting question – at least to the Gates. The rest of the kingdoms of Beqanna could burn at the Chamber’s whim and as long as the Falls remained safe Texas would do little more than try to find shapes in the plumes of rising smoke. At least he is predictable – he will always do what benefits him the most at any given moment. Thinking of the future is for those with too much time on their hooves.
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