yet my blood renders me a King
Sah listened as the people of Halo spoke. There were great points being made all around, and once it grew quiet for a moment, he spoke. Glancing at Morgan and Neron he shook his head sadly, "I truly don't think neutrality will work. Choosing all gods might work for the beginning but when things get worse? When people across Caido begin to die in the war and grief and anger cloud the minds of all involved? It will fail and Halo will be forced into the fray."
Sah ran a hand through his hair, sighing as he continued. "Choosing all gods is the same as choosing none. The only difference is that if you choose all, there will be expectations. Both sides will expect Halo's cooperation at some point, and we don't have the means to deny at the moment. Aiding one side in any way will anger the other.” That was the nature of war in his experience. Those who were neutral fell first when things took a turn for the worst. Unless they could back up their stance, which Halo currently didn’t have the power to do.
Pausing he continued, “The way I see it, choosing neutrality now only means we'll be backed into a corner and forced to choose a side later. If we choose a side now, we have ensured aid and the trust of at least some.” The Abandoned grimaced, “And I hate it, but Morgan is right that it’ll isolate half of our population. But I don’t see any other way to protect Halo when our neutrality falls apart.”
As for Kiada’s question, Sah eyed the woman with a furrowed brow. When he spoke, his voice was tense, filled with his stress for the coming war. “When I was first asked to join the council, I made my inclination for the Old clear. I never meant to deceive any in that regard. Halo has a long history with the Old. We're flanked by the Wilds and our closes neighbor is Torchline. They've declared themselves for Safrin. If we ally ourselves with them? Halo will be defended from all sides, with aid nearby. I hate this war and all it implies, but strategically speaking, choosing the Old gods is the most logical. Even acknowledging my own bias.” He truly despised this war. There were serious moral issues with both sides but choosing none or all would destroy Halo in his eyes.
But one thing needed to be made clear above all else. Sah’s voice grew serious in its sincerity as he regarded the people of Halo, “I swear to you, that I will not attempt to force Halo to conform to my view. Not like how others have. I hope you all know that.” He meant every word and he hoped the people of Halo could hear it. It was force that had made Noah and Hotaru fail. Halo’s people should never be forced to conform, not by their own people.
Sah ran a hand through his hair, sighing as he continued. "Choosing all gods is the same as choosing none. The only difference is that if you choose all, there will be expectations. Both sides will expect Halo's cooperation at some point, and we don't have the means to deny at the moment. Aiding one side in any way will anger the other.” That was the nature of war in his experience. Those who were neutral fell first when things took a turn for the worst. Unless they could back up their stance, which Halo currently didn’t have the power to do.
Pausing he continued, “The way I see it, choosing neutrality now only means we'll be backed into a corner and forced to choose a side later. If we choose a side now, we have ensured aid and the trust of at least some.” The Abandoned grimaced, “And I hate it, but Morgan is right that it’ll isolate half of our population. But I don’t see any other way to protect Halo when our neutrality falls apart.”
As for Kiada’s question, Sah eyed the woman with a furrowed brow. When he spoke, his voice was tense, filled with his stress for the coming war. “When I was first asked to join the council, I made my inclination for the Old clear. I never meant to deceive any in that regard. Halo has a long history with the Old. We're flanked by the Wilds and our closes neighbor is Torchline. They've declared themselves for Safrin. If we ally ourselves with them? Halo will be defended from all sides, with aid nearby. I hate this war and all it implies, but strategically speaking, choosing the Old gods is the most logical. Even acknowledging my own bias.” He truly despised this war. There were serious moral issues with both sides but choosing none or all would destroy Halo in his eyes.
But one thing needed to be made clear above all else. Sah’s voice grew serious in its sincerity as he regarded the people of Halo, “I swear to you, that I will not attempt to force Halo to conform to my view. Not like how others have. I hope you all know that.” He meant every word and he hoped the people of Halo could hear it. It was force that had made Noah and Hotaru fail. Halo’s people should never be forced to conform, not by their own people.
Sah
