"Smart. A shitty thing to do, but smart," Jigano reluctantly admitted, admiring the cold-blooded calculation of Sunjata's father even as he abhorred the deception of it. He knew the importance of learning from the past, but also of having access to the ability to learn. Education, examples, ways to bring history and lessons to life... copies could suffice for the broadest strokes of that, creating a foundation, but eventually the real things were needed in order to move forward - or to inspire moving forward, at least.
But protecting the past and not letting it be damaged in war and strife was important too, lest irreplaceable historical treasures be lost for all time.
It was a damn complicated mess, was what it was. And he was far too tipsy to deal with it.
Poetry was far preferable to difficult moral and ethical conundrums, a song inspired by courageous deeds and legendary people. Legends on Korofi who would surely come to be legends on Caido, given time and opportunity. "I suppose you don't become guildmaster of something like the Advocates without a penchant for meddling," Jigano agreed with a crooked smile. "I guess the question will be what services you'll be willing to offer, and what code you'll end up following, at least within your own ranks." A thief could still have honor, and a spy could still be loyal, after all, but in a land without hard currency it was harder to say what constituted payment and a 'highest bidder.' "When you've gotten yourselves more settled I'll be curious what you're going rate is," he added, thoughts tumbling out with the ease of the whiskey behind them.
"Sir Vloed it is," he agreed with an answering grin, mimicking the accent with eerie perfection. "Knight of waves and shadows."
But protecting the past and not letting it be damaged in war and strife was important too, lest irreplaceable historical treasures be lost for all time.
It was a damn complicated mess, was what it was. And he was far too tipsy to deal with it.
Poetry was far preferable to difficult moral and ethical conundrums, a song inspired by courageous deeds and legendary people. Legends on Korofi who would surely come to be legends on Caido, given time and opportunity. "I suppose you don't become guildmaster of something like the Advocates without a penchant for meddling," Jigano agreed with a crooked smile. "I guess the question will be what services you'll be willing to offer, and what code you'll end up following, at least within your own ranks." A thief could still have honor, and a spy could still be loyal, after all, but in a land without hard currency it was harder to say what constituted payment and a 'highest bidder.' "When you've gotten yourselves more settled I'll be curious what you're going rate is," he added, thoughts tumbling out with the ease of the whiskey behind them.
"Sir Vloed it is," he agreed with an answering grin, mimicking the accent with eerie perfection. "Knight of waves and shadows."
