Стража! Стража!
"But-"BrotherPlastererseemeddeepinthetoilsofcerebration,"ifwecontrolthedragon,andwedocontrolthedragon,right?Thenwedon’tneedanyonekillingit,wejuststopsummoningit,andeveryone’llbehappy,right?"
"Hoyes,"saidBrotherWatchtowernastily,"Icanjustseeit,canyou?Wejusttrotout,say’Hallo,wewon’tsetfiretoyourhousesanymore,aren’twenice’,dowe?Thewholepointaboutthethingwiththekingisthathe’llbea,asortof-"
"Undeniablypotentandromanticsymbolofabsoluteauthority,"saidtheSupremeGrandMastersmoothly.
"That’sit,"saidBrotherWatchtower."Apotentauthority."
"Oh,Isee,"saidBrotherPlasterer."Right.Okay.That’swhattheking’llbe."
"That’sit,"saidBrotherWatchtower.
"No-onegoingtoarguewithapotentauthority,arethey?"
"Tooright,"saidBrotherWatchtower.
"Strokeofluck,then,findingthetruekingrightnow,"saidBrotherPlasterer."Milliontoonechance,really."
"Wehaven’tfoundtherightking.Wedon’tneedtherightking,"saidtheSupremeGrandMasterwearily."Forthelasttime!I’vejustfoundusalikelyladwholooksgoodinacrownandcantakeordersandknowshowtoflourishasword.Nowjustlisten..."
Flourishing,ofcourse,wasimportant.Itdidn’thavemuchtodowithwielding.Wieldingasword,theSupremeGrandMasterconsidered,wassimplythemessybusinessofdynasticsurgery.Itwasjustamatterofthrustandcut.Whereasakinghadtoflourishone.
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