agoge | FROM: @WEHFRIED || TO: @ALL (backdated like hell, aka before spiderland)

Before Gallipoli, it was discussed that we should come up with aliases to call each other, and have backstories to speak of while there was downtime in the war. At the time, we knew the Regency was there, but they wouldn't be so visible. It was enough to not be asked too much by the natives of the time, and allowed us the conditions we needed to blend in as a unit of reinforcements that was beached at the wrong location.

The situation may be different here, but I'd suggest we come up with different aliases from before, considering we'll be facing the Regency out in the open. Using your actual name isn't suggested- it could cause problems and endanger the rest of this cell if you do so. Try to pick something you'll remember easily enough.

Feel free to suggest names and ideas for yourselves, or help others. The BCE has a list of them you can pick from. The sooner we can compile a list, the easier it will make it for all of us to recall while in the middle of the mission.

[Boy, talking like this is a reminder of speaking with soldiers before battles. That was a long time ago, and he's getting back into the hang of it. Also, guess who's bad at suggesting names? THIS GUY. Thankfully, the BCE has a posh name generator that can be found here.]

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I understand, my lady. Court isn't unfamiliar to me in the slightest, unfortunately. However, I still believe they'll all understand the seriousness behind being unified and working together when it comes down to it.

Unfortunately? You don't enjoy it then, I take it.

Likely they'll understand when they step forward and unintentionally anger a Day-One.

It's more of the matter that I don't see much use for being in court compared to being out in the fields as a knight. I'm familiar with the lifestyle and have been since a young age, as it was required of me since I was a boy.

I'm hoping it won't come to that, but it may have to.

I fail to see why it cannot be both. Court may not be the most exhilarating thing, but it's better to come to terms through more peaceful means than war.

I agree that peace should always come first, as much as it is possible. However, I've found court is slow in its efforts to save or protect what it must, especially if the situation is dire. It is easier to help others outside of it, without politics and a need to inform a conglomerate of nobles that action has been taken, or needs to be taken. Time is wasted and people may die because of inaction, and that is never acceptable to me.

You speak of Paris? Does your own world not have a king and queen? That ruler is the one who truly makes the decisions. I agree that strategizing amidst the small council can be detrimental, but it is still a necessary evil for however long it may take to assemble one's allies. A proper ruler would listen to his or her council, and then decide on the best course of action.

That doesn't mean inaction is inevitable. Armies still march. Plans are still made.

Not Paris- I speak of Xanten, my kingdom within Germany. It was ruled by a king and a queen, yes; the court that they tended was kinder than the one we will face on Jhashch. I knew their advisors well. They guided them through difficult decisions and spoke with me many a time in an effort to guide me just as much.

I worry that whatever action is taken, however long it takes to assemble or come to a conclusion; it may not be enough, or in time. How many will suffer while a ruler takes his or her time to cater to talks, when it would be easier to simply be out there and doing what can be done?

Perhaps it is foolish or naive of me to desire that I could help everyone through the ways of justice, but I don't know of any other way in which I wish to be.

But you are one individual, lest you've abilities which would grant you the power to fell many immediately.

[ She thinks of her dragons. Unlikely he has such raw power at his disposal. ]

And what do you think can be done so quickly? This is entirely situational, ser. Not the sort of thing we can theorize for the sake of chatter. Inaction brings with it consequences. Assembly allows for structure. For a city in turmoil, that structure may be essential, whereas battle and bloodshed may only fuel what already is there.

I do not believe it foolish, for I've spoken the same as well. Just as I've learned that conquering is nothing the same as ruling.

[...ABOUT THAT hahahahaha now is not the time for him to talk about Balmung and how it basically destroys entire armies with one full sweep. NOPE. DEFINITELY NOT THE TIME, HE CAN TALK ABOUT IT LATER.]

When we return from Jhashch, remind me to speak with you about my legend.

[He doesn't mind telling her, in all honesty. Siegfried has become less stingy and paranoid on who he tells about who he really is within COST these days. It helps that Dany has also impressed him.]

I see. I chose to avoid the courts as much as I could, as I didn't feel I belonged there. Whoever I could help, I would- as long as they were happy, so was I. It wasn't hard for me to see how those who ruled never seemed to step outside and visit their people; they only seemed to help when many were in despair, or sent help too late when a danger within a town was destroying it quickly. My king and queen were gentle and fair, but they did not venture outside their castle walls to truly know their people. They meant well, but it was not enough for me.

I'm thankful. Most would consider a desire like that to be childish and simple, but it suits me for who I am.

Who you were prior to who you are now, you mean?

[ A Servant, is what she means, without announcing it on the network. ]

That speaks to the rulers of your lands, ser, and less about rulers in general. As with anything in life, one's temperament will dictate how he or she responds to a situation. Yours would have you take action, as would mine. My Hand's would speak to biding one's time and strategizing. The balance is essential, but it is ultimately the king or queen's decision what to do in these situations, and how well they will care for their people: smallfolk and highborn alike.

Remind me, upon our return to BASE, to tell you of my own feats and those of my intended's.

FROM: @WEHFRIED || TO: @ALL (backdated like hell, aka before spiderland)

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