[ The thought is a chilling one. But of course, this man is a soldier, didn't he just say so? How else would he look at the situation? That doesn't prevent her from looking mildly disquieted by the idea. ]
Or perhaps they hope that they will see reason and hope to prevent unnecessary bloodshed.
[ Surely. They're doing the right thing here, the Barrayans are just too stubborn to listen. She's seen it time and again, people who would rather starve and wallow in filth than accept a better way under someone else's leadership.
She doesn't understand it, but she's seen it, time and again. ]
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Or perhaps they hope that they will see reason and hope to prevent unnecessary bloodshed.
[ Surely. They're doing the right thing here, the Barrayans are just too stubborn to listen. She's seen it time and again, people who would rather starve and wallow in filth than accept a better way under someone else's leadership.
She doesn't understand it, but she's seen it, time and again. ]