It was as good of an answer on the reasons of the gods as any, and Tal grumbled quietly into silence on the topic, scrubbing Bell's ears fiercely, much to the dog's delight.
His simple question received a much more involved answer than he'd expected, but Sah took Tal's ribbing with better grace than the courier had expected. His grin actually flashed genuine for a second before he remembered who he was talking with, and he quickly looked away. He chewed his lip fiercely while they debated the reasons for going to war, looking down at the top of Bell's head.
"D'you think they'll fight fair, the other side?" he asked slowly, working the ideas of War out from what he'd heard in stories on long Deepfrost nights, with no personal experience to draw on. Tales of great battles and treacherous betrayals; blackmail and noble last stands against terrible odds, all shaken together and falling out into new shapes now that they were suddenly becoming imminent. "Or... will putting yourself on the front lines make your loved ones targets, too?"
His simple question received a much more involved answer than he'd expected, but Sah took Tal's ribbing with better grace than the courier had expected. His grin actually flashed genuine for a second before he remembered who he was talking with, and he quickly looked away. He chewed his lip fiercely while they debated the reasons for going to war, looking down at the top of Bell's head.
"D'you think they'll fight fair, the other side?" he asked slowly, working the ideas of War out from what he'd heard in stories on long Deepfrost nights, with no personal experience to draw on. Tales of great battles and treacherous betrayals; blackmail and noble last stands against terrible odds, all shaken together and falling out into new shapes now that they were suddenly becoming imminent. "Or... will putting yourself on the front lines make your loved ones targets, too?"
