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better communication can't hurt." The Ancient looked wistful for a moment.
"We used to have a lot more travel, before things fell apart."
Tor shrugged.
"Alright. Well, for now, I'd like to open up free transportation for our citizens that are moving there. If that won't have them named spies or anything, on the Austran side I mean? I don't know, maybe some of you would want to hire on with Weasel as drivers? Then you can visit your friends and family here regularly." He swallowed and looked at the far wall before saying the next part. Someone had to at least offer though, didn't they? Erin was one of theirs and shouldn't be yanked away from her homeland totally. She wasn't even old enough to decide not to go on her own.
"I... Would it be alright if Erin came to spend summers here? Or, really with some of my relatives? If she wants to I mean." He asked Denno, who beamed at him again, but then looked at the girl's parents, since it was their decision, though he nodded that it would be OK. They both looked freaked out by the idea for some reason.
Not just a bit either. He really didn't get it at all, and Denno seemed just as baffled until Quavel spoke from his own seat down the table.
"I assure you all that Lord Baker is a most honorable man. You heard that he killed Baron Rochester the other day no doubt?" He addressed this to the parents, both of whom looked uncomfortable with the topic.
The father answered.
"Saw it. Most frightening thing I've seen the whole time I've been here. Straight up executed the man with his bare hands. Didn't have to either, from what I could tell. Not that I blame you, sir, after the man pulled a knife on you like that in an unarmed fight, but still..." He didn't finish with how that didn't mean he'd want to trust his own daughter with someone that could do that. He was thinking it though. Tor could feel it pouring off of him without even trying.
Quavel smiled. It was a look more genuine than what he normally managed.
"The Baron was..." He looked at the youngsters at the table and then at Tor, censoring what he said as he went.
"He was harming a young boy, most probably several as that sort is prone to do, and had promised to harm more when the fight was over. A child that Lord Baker had never even seen before. That was why he killed the man and made certain he'd stay dead. I'm not saying you should have your daughter coming and going like that, it's not my decision. Just don't think that Tor is a danger to her. Probably already thinks of her as a family member or something. That's the Noram way after all." He chuckled a bit and for some reason most of the others did as well. The spies did at least.
Brown ate through the whole thing, not looking at anyone while he did. Finally he glanced at Weasel and smiled.
"I get a discount on rides, don't I? Being family and all?"
Tor knew the answer, but his little brother spoke without hesitation.
"Of course. Free even. Erin and our other people moving there too. Still, it would be good if any of you wanted to try it as a job, at least part time. I know that Austra has their own speedy craft, but..." He just stopped talking as Denno shook his head.
"Not exactly. The military has some fast airplanes, but they don't take passengers. It's forbidden to have commercial craft that use non-renewable resources. Your "Sky carriages" don't have an energy load though, do they? I don't understand it, but the sensors say it's true."
Then the Ancient got stuck explaining the idea of the treaty. It was an accord of the Ancients that outlined what each land could do or not, in order to protect the planet. Magic wasn't listed in it anywhere, and since what Tor had built didn't stress natural resources at all, it probably wouldn't be an issue later. That was good to know, even if Tor wasn't strictly bound by it anyway. At least that's what Green kept saying.
Denno gestured toward Timon.
"So, really, it's a good idea. Maybe a very good one. True, only the very
"We used to have a lot more travel, before things fell apart."
Tor shrugged.
"Alright. Well, for now, I'd like to open up free transportation for our citizens that are moving there. If that won't have them named spies or anything, on the Austran side I mean? I don't know, maybe some of you would want to hire on with Weasel as drivers? Then you can visit your friends and family here regularly." He swallowed and looked at the far wall before saying the next part. Someone had to at least offer though, didn't they? Erin was one of theirs and shouldn't be yanked away from her homeland totally. She wasn't even old enough to decide not to go on her own.
"I... Would it be alright if Erin came to spend summers here? Or, really with some of my relatives? If she wants to I mean." He asked Denno, who beamed at him again, but then looked at the girl's parents, since it was their decision, though he nodded that it would be OK. They both looked freaked out by the idea for some reason.
Not just a bit either. He really didn't get it at all, and Denno seemed just as baffled until Quavel spoke from his own seat down the table.
"I assure you all that Lord Baker is a most honorable man. You heard that he killed Baron Rochester the other day no doubt?" He addressed this to the parents, both of whom looked uncomfortable with the topic.
The father answered.
"Saw it. Most frightening thing I've seen the whole time I've been here. Straight up executed the man with his bare hands. Didn't have to either, from what I could tell. Not that I blame you, sir, after the man pulled a knife on you like that in an unarmed fight, but still..." He didn't finish with how that didn't mean he'd want to trust his own daughter with someone that could do that. He was thinking it though. Tor could feel it pouring off of him without even trying.
Quavel smiled. It was a look more genuine than what he normally managed.
"The Baron was..." He looked at the youngsters at the table and then at Tor, censoring what he said as he went.
"He was harming a young boy, most probably several as that sort is prone to do, and had promised to harm more when the fight was over. A child that Lord Baker had never even seen before. That was why he killed the man and made certain he'd stay dead. I'm not saying you should have your daughter coming and going like that, it's not my decision. Just don't think that Tor is a danger to her. Probably already thinks of her as a family member or something. That's the Noram way after all." He chuckled a bit and for some reason most of the others did as well. The spies did at least.
Brown ate through the whole thing, not looking at anyone while he did. Finally he glanced at Weasel and smiled.
"I get a discount on rides, don't I? Being family and all?"
Tor knew the answer, but his little brother spoke without hesitation.
"Of course. Free even. Erin and our other people moving there too. Still, it would be good if any of you wanted to try it as a job, at least part time. I know that Austra has their own speedy craft, but..." He just stopped talking as Denno shook his head.
"Not exactly. The military has some fast airplanes, but they don't take passengers. It's forbidden to have commercial craft that use non-renewable resources. Your "Sky carriages" don't have an energy load though, do they? I don't understand it, but the sensors say it's true."
Then the Ancient got stuck explaining the idea of the treaty. It was an accord of the Ancients that outlined what each land could do or not, in order to protect the planet. Magic wasn't listed in it anywhere, and since what Tor had built didn't stress natural resources at all, it probably wouldn't be an issue later. That was good to know, even if Tor wasn't strictly bound by it anyway. At least that's what Green kept saying.
Denno gestured toward Timon.
"So, really, it's a good idea. Maybe a very good one. True, only the very
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