[ With the verbal equivalent of an eyeroll: ] Simpler? Perhaps. But you fail to understand the true purpose of my wish, mouse.
[ Roundabout or not, she's clearly given it a lot of thought. As she talks, she continues to stare off into the distance; finding it difficult to look her father's face in the eye. ]
On the battlefield, might makes right, but kingship is a far more complicated matter. During my time as regent and king, I had to deal with dozens of political squabbles; things that no amount of strength alone could solve. [ Which sounds more impressive than it truly was, given she knew the end of Britain would come long before all her promises and threats could catch up to her, but she's at least speaking from "experience". ] In that, and everything else, I was my father's equal. No... his superior. And drawing the sword from the stone will force him to acknowledge it.
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Date: 2023-03-19 05:53 am (UTC)[ Roundabout or not, she's clearly given it a lot of thought. As she talks, she continues to stare off into the distance; finding it difficult to look her father's face in the eye. ]
On the battlefield, might makes right, but kingship is a far more complicated matter. During my time as regent and king, I had to deal with dozens of political squabbles; things that no amount of strength alone could solve. [ Which sounds more impressive than it truly was, given she knew the end of Britain would come long before all her promises and threats could catch up to her, but she's at least speaking from "experience". ] In that, and everything else, I was my father's equal. No... his superior. And drawing the sword from the stone will force him to acknowledge it.
[ Acknowledge her. ]