12-20-2015, 05:47 AM
"...Fine. Do it."
Tobias pulled the toy out of him, with his hands, and shoved Marcus's hands off of him. "Go do all of that, and more. Then come back to me and describe it all in painstaking detail; tell me exactly how you just ignored the moral of what I just said. Forget that the lesson from all of this is to be more considerate of people's feelings instead of lashing out or protecting your interests! Let the charred, black remnants of a place I used to call home stand testament to the extraordinary temper of a dragon who just heard a depressing story! And after you've done this, meditate on one simple fact: you sounded just like her."
Tobias heard shit like this from the war-hungry Queen all the time. What a miserable quality to her; he profoundly hoped his beloved King was better than that.
"...Or maybe you can stop to think for a bit. Yes, I was miserably scorned. But that scorn came from miserable people. I pity them. They are trapped in a routine that allows them no expression, and my greed for basic affection was no different from what must be eating away at them. Let that be their punishment." Tobias knew his words had the desired effect, but his King still did not look satisfied. Hmm. "...But if you were to, I don't know, swoop down on the queendom and remind them of the kind of fury dragons can have, then maybe that'll put things into perspective for them. Maybe. I don't relish telling you this, but it's not your problem. If you wish to take over that land in the name of order rather than revenge, then I'm happy to offer my services as an adviser."
Tobias pulled the toy out of him, with his hands, and shoved Marcus's hands off of him. "Go do all of that, and more. Then come back to me and describe it all in painstaking detail; tell me exactly how you just ignored the moral of what I just said. Forget that the lesson from all of this is to be more considerate of people's feelings instead of lashing out or protecting your interests! Let the charred, black remnants of a place I used to call home stand testament to the extraordinary temper of a dragon who just heard a depressing story! And after you've done this, meditate on one simple fact: you sounded just like her."
Tobias heard shit like this from the war-hungry Queen all the time. What a miserable quality to her; he profoundly hoped his beloved King was better than that.
"...Or maybe you can stop to think for a bit. Yes, I was miserably scorned. But that scorn came from miserable people. I pity them. They are trapped in a routine that allows them no expression, and my greed for basic affection was no different from what must be eating away at them. Let that be their punishment." Tobias knew his words had the desired effect, but his King still did not look satisfied. Hmm. "...But if you were to, I don't know, swoop down on the queendom and remind them of the kind of fury dragons can have, then maybe that'll put things into perspective for them. Maybe. I don't relish telling you this, but it's not your problem. If you wish to take over that land in the name of order rather than revenge, then I'm happy to offer my services as an adviser."