[HQ Ignorance] Re : Scene 116: Peace in Our Time

[Loran]

> "What say you?", demanded the New Emperor. "You say you want to offer
> this giant peace and that this will conquer him. Well, I want details
> now. My men are restless, and they seek revenge and victory. After this
> we go north to crush the Kingdom of Ignorance. But first, what are you
> going to do?"

The elected king of Seshnela looked at the new Kralori emperor wondering about 
the renowned wisdom of the eastern rulers.
- "Well, when the house is in fire, it is not the time to fuel the fireplace 
anymore..." he told before waiting for the translation.

- "The western lands are in fire, thanks to the Kingdom of War, the central 
region of Genertela called Dragon Pass is in fire, thanks to the Lunar Empire 
and now I'm learning that the soldiers of the Emperor of all Kralori are thirsty 
of revenge and victory over their own countrymen..."

- "I'm certainly not a ruler of your greatness, but in my own country it would 
be considered as a great sin the fact to spread violence in his own country if 
no other solution as been looked for before, especially if the reason for the 
civil war is Peace... Soldiers are sometime like ferocious beasts needing to be 
tamed by a strict obediance to the central authority, only to be released on the 
true enemies of the Nation. May I advise that this reality needs perhaps to be 
reminded to them... if you don't want soon to have your own policy dictated by 
all their petty wishes..."

- "Kui Hui is a giant and a pacifist. These two properties should be both 
treated as assets. If he is a pacifist, his only duty should be to avoid useless 
violence. If he is a giant, he would also make a formidable ally... or enemy, 
depending of our own offers. Let me talk to him and remind him that to reach the 
peace that he wants for him and the common people, he should, first, recognize 
the benefit of an harmonious government and, second, support all efforts to 
eradicate the true enemy of peace." 


- "If the giant accepts that to bring peace, he needs to fight violence by your 
side, be ready to  offer him some position of responsibility in your own 
organization. People  in charge tend to be more practical and ready for 
compromise in front of  reality than outcasts and peasants who can just dream 
about fair  ideals and after all Kui Hui is a Hero of your Empire, for his past 
exploits he should be honored. This would increase you popularity among the 
people and increase your authority."

- "But if the giant is too stubborn to see that unity is stronger than discord 
as source of peace, then it will be time for you to release your angry soldiers 
on him. We will see if they are still so restless... attacking a giant is much 
more difficult than to take revenge on the pitiful insults of some poor 
peasants... but one is true glory while the other one is only dishonorable 
tyranny."

After the translations, Azhur looked at the Emperor and finally added:
- "In my country, some scholars study the teachings of a ancient hero called 
Arkat who conducted terrible wars for seventy-five years, only to create after 
this period a land of true peace and harmony which lasted over two centuries. 
Many despise him for the cruel fights he conducted, while many others regret the 
final peace he gave us... my own conclusion is that no one can define Peace 
without defining War and vice versa. Both without its contrary are illusions of 
the mind and should be considered as such.... Noble Emperor ! As Leader of the 
kralori soldiers, you embody War, so please consider Peace. Kui Hui might embody 
peace, so please, give me the chance to make him consider War..."

Loran