Everest
Spreading his fingers, Everest looks into his palms. He'd heard that there were people who could pull information based on the ways the lines and such moved or forked, though he had always failed to understand how the way in which one bent their fingers could actually reveal secrets about their future.
So, seeing nothing helpful, the aviator glances up at those seated around the table and sits a touch straighter to signal he was about to say something. "We might ask ourselves...if this had happened to us, what would we expect our allies and closest neighbors to do for us? We might expect that they'd give aid but focus their efforts on themselves, but we might wish that they'd instead given us all of their resources." He says softly.
"Given that..well, with what's happening, it isn't improbable to think we might need help from others, I suppose we should ask ourselves this: if we think that in a time of crisis, we'd be better served by bolstering out defences now, rather than relying on aid later, then that's what we should do. However, if we think that giving one season's worth of aid will yield a larger benefit to Stormbreak than the efforts we could make in a single season on our own, then we should send all aid we can to Torchline."
So, seeing nothing helpful, the aviator glances up at those seated around the table and sits a touch straighter to signal he was about to say something. "We might ask ourselves...if this had happened to us, what would we expect our allies and closest neighbors to do for us? We might expect that they'd give aid but focus their efforts on themselves, but we might wish that they'd instead given us all of their resources." He says softly.
"Given that..well, with what's happening, it isn't improbable to think we might need help from others, I suppose we should ask ourselves this: if we think that in a time of crisis, we'd be better served by bolstering out defences now, rather than relying on aid later, then that's what we should do. However, if we think that giving one season's worth of aid will yield a larger benefit to Stormbreak than the efforts we could make in a single season on our own, then we should send all aid we can to Torchline."
even if i had to lose you to know you,
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
i'd still be that temporary phase that you grow through
