04-19-2015, 05:08 PM
That everything good is happening somewhere else?
”Shaytan, is it?” I reply to the girl with too-bright eyes. Another chuckle rumbles from my broad Arabian chest at her explanation to why her talking skills seem quite unhewn. ”Well Shaytan, if you’d like to practice talking with a silver tongue, I’m always available.” The offer is given with a shrug, but there is honesty, too. As governor, it is my responsibility to teach the new generation, even if it is simply teaching them how to speak in a crowd.
Straia interrupts the friendly chatter, which I daresay is direly needed considering how much we’ll have to work together if we want the Chamber to get anywhere. However brusque my niece may be, I know the woman beneath the suit of iron. And her words are rather true – we do need to be recruiting. Just as she pauses, I look to the others too, addressing them in a clear voice.
”Any who successfully recruit a member will be promoted. And any who attempt to steal will be promoted, too. Activity pays off, my friends.” Though I am as serious with my words as Straia, they come out far more smoothly. I am no dictator, but I’ll be damned if I lead a caste full of useless donkeys.
My ears twitch to Straia’s voice as she continues. Her son pipes up first, but I am soon to follow. ”We will earn nothing but healing water with the Falls – their lands are empty besides it. As I see it, we have no war on the horizon, and thus, no need for such niceties. Otherwise, we need to know more about the other kingdoms. On that note, I’d like to organise kingdom visits with what small numbers we have. If each of us visit one kingdom, only some of us will need to visit two. Volunteer now, or be assigned to a kingdom at the end of the meeting.”
And now, I shut up.