"I'm glad masterpieces like this are still being created, within the Houses sculptures are mass produced or worse, are holograms. I think it removes the meaning of the piece, you cannot look at an assembly line holosculpture and feel moved or inspired. No. True art must be made by hand, there must be imperfections and toil to make a sculpture come alive, there must be a bit of the creators soul within to make it a true masterpiece.
I do wonder, would there be sculptures of marble or stone at the quarry or is that purely for artefacts? I must ask the quarry manger in the morning, I'd gladly buy a replica made from something other than artefacts."
He mulled over Ronaldo's explanation of the Corsair political structure, doing his best to keep a mental map to add to the BTE records for future negotiations with the Empire.
"You said the Council chooses only younger representatives, that's opposite to most governments I know of on both sides of the law. Indeed most would laugh at the prospect of youthful politics, does it work well for the people of Crete or are there still some rough edges so to speak?"
