hadriel | Video 9 - Sewing Shop (dated an hour after Lance's post)

[while Margaery may be in her usual place in the Sewing Shop, that's not what she's choosing to address. not this time.

sure, she's dressed up as usual, she has her sword laid across her lap and visible in the frame of the video.

she's also not wearing her usual bright smile. instead, her expression is deadly serious]

As I'm sure we're all aware, the demon has been temporarily been . . . put out of commission. Now, this is not the place to debate the wisdom of vigilante justice. Dr. Sweets appears to have that well in hand. No, what this is is the place to discuss what measures may be taken to prevent the demon from taking its rage out on the entirety of Hadriel.

The gods will do nothing. Tranquility told me himself that they will only take action if they themselves are threatened. So we're left to fend for ourselves. We must make our plans ourselves and it would be far better to have those plans coordinated well in advance of its release.

So I am directing this to anyone who has ideas for what to do when the demon is inevitably released back into the populace. Surely there are those with powers or skills which could prevent it from going on a murderous rampage. Now is the time for those people to step forward and offer their ideas.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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Both are good things to prove. They keep other clans from challenging yours for if they do? They know they will not win.

[a similar pause]

Yes, here people seem to prefer to talk over everything. Even the things which should be dealt with by a show of force.

In the old world, it kept the clans from trying to take territory from each other. It is - different, now. The clans are united. They have seen the sense in this.

[ Or the sense in banding together against the humans, at least. ]

Many things could be solved by ritual combat. A quick and fair solution.

There is strength in unity, none can deny that.

[if the humans are anything like Westerosi humans, she wouldn't be able to blame her]

Alas, few here seem to be interested in that sort of thing. At least not so far as I've been able to tell.

We were in need of strength, for a time. But we will be great again.

[ She believes this whole heartedly. The Horde is new, but it will stand. ]

There is a great deal of talking. I would prefer action.

That is the nature of societies. To falter but then gain back their strength.

[she hopes that what she said will be true for Westeros]

People here seem to prefer talking over everything.

Yes.

[ It's said with simple conviction. The orcs and the Horde will rise. ]

There is merit in it, sometimes. But not always. Sometimes there is too much talking when a single decisive action would solve an issue.

It seems as though our vigilante felt the same. Unfortunately, all his method did was put off dealing with the problem for a while and likely enraging the one whose harm he sought to prevent.

Trapping a foe like that only delays the inevitable. He should have killed her, or stayed his hand.

[she looks a bit quizzical] No one's told you? Death itself only delays the inevitable here. Everyone comes back from death within a few days.

[ Kettara's expression is sober. ]

I was told. I...I suppose I did not want to believe such a thing.

[as is hers]

Well, I can tell you that it's quite true. The demon in question murdered me seven months ago. I came back to life three days later.

...I'm sorry. This shouldn't happen.

As am I. And it shouldn't, but it does.

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