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[dragonveined]

People are meant to be free.

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[life_death_and_albion]

There are times that freedom must be sacrificed for the safety and future of the people.

[kittysdragon]

Well duh. People who get told what to do and can't do anything else don't get to have much fun.

[dragonveined]

ooc: No thanks.

[dragonveined]

So you believe that people are meant to be kept as property?

[kittysdragon]

ooc: As you like.

[life_death_and_albion]

I believe that desperate measures must be taken in times of great danger. If a few have to die to save a kingdom, so be it.

[dragonveined]

And how does slavery equate into saving a kingdom? A kingdom that keeps slaves is doomed to rebellion from those seeking to be free. You are a very foolish ruler to think that the population will just continue to be treated as no better than herd of goats.

[life_death_and_albion]

Once the darkness has passed I would gladly free anyone who has been forced into helping my kingdom. Until then I cannot let my kingdom fall because of ignorant, selfish people who would prefer indulgence over facing their futures.

[dragonveined]

And perhaps there is good reason for darkness to have fallen over your kingdom. Your desire to remain in power is far less important than the needs of the people you have forced to serve you.

[life_death_and_albion]

I will do whatever it takes to keep my people safe. I am their king. They will do as I say or we will all die because of it.

[thelastvictim]

A surprisingly rare outlook from one who wields such power.

[dragonveined]

[ Daenerys keeps her cool, or tries to. But she what she fails to grasp is she is no better than the man who stands before her. She has come to many cities by force to make people follow a life that is not one of their choices.

She makes her way over towards Logan, and she looks him in the eye. To her she sees him, as no better than any of the masters of the slaves she freed. ]

And what would happen if your 'people' see what you're telling them is a lie? They would turn on you and retake their lives and freedom from you.

[dragonveined]

And how do you know of what power I wield?

[life_death_and_albion]

Yes. And then they would all be consumed by the darkness. I would happily step down from the throne if there was someone fit to rule in my place.

[thelastvictim]

You have the scent of death to you that only those who lead people carry. You lead their lives, you carry their deaths. It's a heavy burden.

[dragonveined]

And what is this darkness that you keep speaking of? Is it a lie that you tell your 'subjects' so you can subjugate them without fear of reprisal?

[dragonveined]

[ What is spoken is true, even as a young leader of those she sees as 'free people' there's a great deal of responsibility. ]

I do not make the choices I do lightly; I try to make the right choices for all of those who I'm responsible for.

[life_death_and_albion]

It calls itself the Crawler. It is darkness incarnate and impossible to explain to someone who has never encountered it before. My subjects would not rally together at what they would see as insane ramblings. I do what I must to protect them.

[dragonveined]

This is the first time I've heard of this Crawler.

[life_death_and_albion]

I had not heard of it either until I encountered it face to face. It killed all of my men and nearly killed me.