Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent, Tuesday, Second Period

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"One of you actually already hit upon this week's topic last week," Yennefer said. "Which is just going to make things more difficult for her this week, so, good luck. You see, it seems that the king has realized he needs some more, mm, realistic scenes of heroism and bravery for those tapestries he's planning, plus a good conquest is always good for the coffers, so he's decided to invade the neighboring kingdom of Nilfgaard--backwater peasants, religious extremists, nothing to worry about." Yet.

"Of course, people do tend to die in wars, and wars that you lose tend to be rather costly, and there are credible reports Nilfgaard is building up their military. So for Melitele's sake, talk him out of it."

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Re: Convince the King

[grayskollar]

The tension Adora had been carrying since Rosa's class snapped and she drew herself to her full height, looking the king in the eye. "No."

Re: Convince the King

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"No? What do you mean, no? You don't tell me what to do! I tell people what to do!"

"Might want to gentle that down a little bit," Yennefer said. She sympathized entirely, but still, come on, Adora.

Re: Convince the King

[grayskollar]

Sure Adora could do that, or she could hold her hand out to the side, summoning the sword into it as she wordlessly turned into She-Ra. Guess which she chose today.

"No," she repeated flatly, looking down at king. "Reinforce the border garrisons to protect the people in case they attack us, but we are not attacking them."

Re: Convince the King

[tellmehowstuffworks]

She just really wasn't getting it, was she? "Right," Yennefer said, ignoring the hologram king who was calling for the guards. "You've just been fired and are probably being thrown in the dungeon for pulling a weapon on your liege. Would you like to try this again from the top, this time with more persuasion?"