I'll burn this whole city down (lagertha)

[Lyris]

It doesn’t take long for the gray general to appear. Lyris smirks as the battle-worn mare approaches, surprisingly lacking her characteristic sneer. Luckily the mare appears to bear her no ill-will from the secret meeting … perhaps because her criticisms had been handed out equally. No favouritism here, not even for the crown!

Anyway, Lyris does not hold any particular grudge for the mare for her misbehaviours on that day. She doesn’t trust Lagertha entirely though, but she doesn’t need to trust her for what she wants. You don’t need to be trustworthy to be good at fighting, or to teach others how to fight. And no matter her behaviour at the meeting, you don’t get to the general position without knowing how to fight.

The general stops a few feet away, and gets right down to business. So Lyris follows suit. “I want to learn to fight.” There’s no point beating around the bush. Lagertha wouldn’t appreciate it anyway. “You seemed like the right one to call on.” She knows enough about her ability to cause some damage that way, but she knows nothing about the physical side of fighting. Hopefully Lagertha will help her to change that.

Lyris

I’ll burn this whole city down

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