Post by Phakk on Dec 15, 2021 4:00:33 GMT -5
"I don't think that, mister Mint. I know that." She replies gently, smiling up towards the Arcosian. "You can say it's one thing, or the other. You can say you can do it. You can say a lot of things. But the fact of the matter is that, so long as there are two free people on Arcose, one isn't going to agree with you." She was trying her best to be diplomatic here, but he was so staunch. And while the Shinjin could respect that level of drive, it did make things hard when she was attempting to negotiate things. "But I'm here, as that second person, extending the olive branch. I would hope you decide to take it, instead of me ending up with some burned stump and a level of death that could be avoided in its entirety." She hums slightly, kicking her legs back and forth as he continued, continuing to smile towards him as he ranted. She waited until she was sure he was done, so as to not be rude, and spoke up once more.
"You're right, of course. They were weak. They were seperated. But then someone came along. Someone they didn't agree with. And they began to snap up eveything they could. That someone consolidated an almost iron grip over their work, and they found themselves unable to push back. Then they found me. Then, they banded together. They became something they couldn't be without each other: A threat to you." There's a pause. "But I'm not going to fight you, Mint. I'm not some... brute, and I believe that violence is never an answer. I've seen what happens when that's treated as just another option, and..." And never again. She wouldn't give rise to that, that thing, again. The Dark could hiss and coil as much as it wanted, as long as she was in control, she wouldn't let it out. "Nevermind. There are people in my own court that said from the beginning that you wouldn't agree. That coming here was a mistake. Please... don't prove them wrong. You're strong, yes. But... show me that you can extend yourself beyond mere strength of arms and threats."
"You're right, of course. They were weak. They were seperated. But then someone came along. Someone they didn't agree with. And they began to snap up eveything they could. That someone consolidated an almost iron grip over their work, and they found themselves unable to push back. Then they found me. Then, they banded together. They became something they couldn't be without each other: A threat to you." There's a pause. "But I'm not going to fight you, Mint. I'm not some... brute, and I believe that violence is never an answer. I've seen what happens when that's treated as just another option, and..." And never again. She wouldn't give rise to that, that thing, again. The Dark could hiss and coil as much as it wanted, as long as she was in control, she wouldn't let it out. "Nevermind. There are people in my own court that said from the beginning that you wouldn't agree. That coming here was a mistake. Please... don't prove them wrong. You're strong, yes. But... show me that you can extend yourself beyond mere strength of arms and threats."