11-01-2015, 06:40 PM
“I wonder if we both underestimate how upstanding the Sisterhood may be. Given the opportunity to rise to the top in a way that we haven’t recently, they may change their minds. I imagine you have some similar subjects - hungry for power, but without a taste for blood.” She does not fault the kindest of her women. There are some, she knows, that will follow her into the depths of hell if need be. Others, she has asked to think for themselves and put the Kingdom first. It is what makes them an appealing kingdom for many, for they have as many personalities as blooming flowers. As it is, Lagertha’s thoughts dart back and forth, wondering what Rhy and Tantalize would say, and even touching on Sette, who thinks too well of her.
She waits for Straia to finish her proposition fully, though once again, her mind is working in overdrive the minute the Raven Queen said perhaps you can kill me. And once the idea is out there in the air, Lagertha takes a long silence to mull it over. Her long, gray, tangled tail whips sharply back and forth as she glances up at the sky to collect her thoughts. When her gaze comes back to Straia, she is ready with a myriad of questions and observations. “You are full of surprises, Straia. That is the last proposition I was expecting. My first question is about the immortality while ruling. Would they think of it, and doubt I had killed you? Second, and more importantly, an enraged kingdom is a dangerous one. Desperate soldiers are either fearless or foolish, and often both, and yours are incredibly loyal, which means I would be unleashing an actual firestorm upon my Sisters, if I have heard correctly. Third, issuing a challenge may draw the other kingdoms in. Which could be… even more fun, though if they ever found out we did this for fun and some died because of it, they would have my head.”
The horned woman pauses briefly, and then continues. “That’s not to say that I don’t have faith in the prowess of my warriors, or in our alliances. Getting the kingdoms to the Plains would require an official challenge, which would spread quickly, and send at least two kingdoms to our side.” That would leave the Chamber and the Valley to stand alone, as they have done so many times before. For a moment, let’s discount the magicians - the only one reliably around at the moment is in the Desert, and she is a pacifist. Though from what she can see, a challenge isn’t going to be a deterrent for the Chamberlings, or Straia. So it is definitely a viable option.
“It is something to think about. What about becoming allies and taking on our own challenge. The Desert? Tundra? Falls?” She could easily call Malka back, and even though her unborn child (not that Straia knows about that either) is the son of a Brother, she would march on them without hesitation, for there are no other ties without Kratos around. She imagines Rhy would feel the same way. The only risk in the Desert is if Camrynn reappears. And then against two magicians, unless their own show up, they’re pretty much fucked.
This could be a long talk. But Lagetha is clearly open to many suggestions. If they could figure out a way to not get anyone killed as long as they’re not suicidally idiotic, this Khaleesi is game for just about anything.
She waits for Straia to finish her proposition fully, though once again, her mind is working in overdrive the minute the Raven Queen said perhaps you can kill me. And once the idea is out there in the air, Lagertha takes a long silence to mull it over. Her long, gray, tangled tail whips sharply back and forth as she glances up at the sky to collect her thoughts. When her gaze comes back to Straia, she is ready with a myriad of questions and observations. “You are full of surprises, Straia. That is the last proposition I was expecting. My first question is about the immortality while ruling. Would they think of it, and doubt I had killed you? Second, and more importantly, an enraged kingdom is a dangerous one. Desperate soldiers are either fearless or foolish, and often both, and yours are incredibly loyal, which means I would be unleashing an actual firestorm upon my Sisters, if I have heard correctly. Third, issuing a challenge may draw the other kingdoms in. Which could be… even more fun, though if they ever found out we did this for fun and some died because of it, they would have my head.”
The horned woman pauses briefly, and then continues. “That’s not to say that I don’t have faith in the prowess of my warriors, or in our alliances. Getting the kingdoms to the Plains would require an official challenge, which would spread quickly, and send at least two kingdoms to our side.” That would leave the Chamber and the Valley to stand alone, as they have done so many times before. For a moment, let’s discount the magicians - the only one reliably around at the moment is in the Desert, and she is a pacifist. Though from what she can see, a challenge isn’t going to be a deterrent for the Chamberlings, or Straia. So it is definitely a viable option.
“It is something to think about. What about becoming allies and taking on our own challenge. The Desert? Tundra? Falls?” She could easily call Malka back, and even though her unborn child (not that Straia knows about that either) is the son of a Brother, she would march on them without hesitation, for there are no other ties without Kratos around. She imagines Rhy would feel the same way. The only risk in the Desert is if Camrynn reappears. And then against two magicians, unless their own show up, they’re pretty much fucked.
This could be a long talk. But Lagetha is clearly open to many suggestions. If they could figure out a way to not get anyone killed as long as they’re not suicidally idiotic, this Khaleesi is game for just about anything.