[ but, it's time for another memory. the wars that jing yuan have waged were with the denizens of abundance, opponents that are monstrous rather than human. mortal warfare brings in far more questions of morality.
but even if jing yuan may not necessarily align with claude's decisions, he can understand the necessity for them. understand the difficulty of holding the scales in one's hand, of weighing each life and each gambit set down on the battlefield. even the most brilliant strategies are never guaranteed to secure victory without bloodshed. and he does not think claude is someone who painstakingly tallies his resources, only to squander them.
he's contemplative for a moment, before asking, ]
...What was it that made you decide to be a good king, above all?
[ it doesn't sound like a path chosen on a whim. ]
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[ but, it's time for another memory. the wars that jing yuan have waged were with the denizens of abundance, opponents that are monstrous rather than human. mortal warfare brings in far more questions of morality.
but even if jing yuan may not necessarily align with claude's decisions, he can understand the necessity for them. understand the difficulty of holding the scales in one's hand, of weighing each life and each gambit set down on the battlefield. even the most brilliant strategies are never guaranteed to secure victory without bloodshed. and he does not think claude is someone who painstakingly tallies his resources, only to squander them.
he's contemplative for a moment, before asking, ]
...What was it that made you decide to be a good king, above all?
[ it doesn't sound like a path chosen on a whim. ]
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I have to be, if I want to accomplish the things I want. [ ... ] I've never had much of a personal life anyway, so it isn't much of a sacrifice.
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[ ... ]
Nothing too complicated.
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That's all to it, hmm?
[ whether he believes that or not, ]
Then I wish you luck, and sound judgement in your endeavors.
[ cleverness he has in spades. ]