First Baffin Zoner Zummit at The Zenarch, Malaclypse Freeport

[Enkidu]

Achille glanced over at Voncloud. “It’s that sort of idealism that everyone strives for, no? Doesn’t everyone see themselves as…”

At this exact moment a certain cane shot over the head of the audience, pirouetted, before descending with vicious intent directly into the features of Achille’s boss. A low groan emanated over the auditorium.

“Excuse moi,” Achille smiled pleasantly at voncloud; “but we appear to have been interrupted…” he glanced over to where Robert sat (or rather lay) sprawled against the chair, and grinned slightly.

“Oh no he’s fine. Anyway, I have a general phobia of “weapons of war”, especially Gallic ones. Given Sirius’s current volatility it’s quite possible this entire situation will boil off rather than boiling over, and in several weeks we will wonder what we were all heckling each other over. Being a Zoner is nothing special my furry friend”. He looked up, observing the view screen. “The moment we start looking for a cause is the moment the individual no longer matters, and survivalism is always paramount. Even this charade…” Achille indicated the view screen with a slender arm; “Will eventually prove false as probably everyone in this room is aware this “Prince” is not representative of GRN’s entirety, and never will be. To use a cliché, we make mountains out of molehills. And as to caring for one’s own… Well, there is nothing noble in the obvious. Even the Gallia you fear cares for its people, the “families” of its realm or the nobility would have long been deposed otherwise. Besides…” Achille tightened slightly; “You discuss that the houses will not attempt to preserve us, well, why should they when we, the noble Zoners have not once rallied to their banner in return?”

He smiled contentedly; “You see my Omicron friend, the picture is too vast to quantify, and long…” Achille spoke slowly, clearly; “…may it remain so”.

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