this is the road to ruin - jedi

[Kreios]

kreios don't you tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash We had been doing well, I think, two stallions patrolling the lands that they will protect. I can tell that my question about the past had been a poorly chosen one though, and I hope that the misstep on my part does’nt jepordize the relationship between the two of us. It is always good for a king and his men to be friendly,and living in a kingdom comprised primarily of women (while enjoyable) is at times stressful. I have been looking forward to having another stallion in the kingdom. I falter, nearly saying “No, it’s alright, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to”, but it seems as though Jedi is stealing himself to say it, and so I do not. I do not interrupt, even though whatever the overo is remembering is clearly painful. I simply wait, a frown of concern marring my pale face. Jedi finaly says that he travelled alone, and I get the feeling that whatever tragedy he was remembering had happened before those years. That I will never delve into again – I know when a horse has been pushed too far – but I am grateful to hear what he does share with me. I’m pleased that he has some experience, and that is obvious in my smile and nod. “A good quality to have,” I tell him truthfully, “Though Ygritte and I will do our best to ensure that no one is ever asked to give their lives for the Falls.” I too, am willing to die to protect who and what I love, but there are almost always other ways, things that can be solved with diplomacy and negotiation rather than bloodshed. He asks about the history of the kingdom, and while I know what Texas has told me, I am not as familiar with this land’s history as I am with the stories of the kingdoms in which I was raised. “not in recent memory,” I say, not in my lifetime, or even those of my parent’s. “The kingdom has been invaded a handful of times – by the Dale and by the Amazons most recently – but they were trying to revive the kingdom rather than conquer it.”