[The humor vanishes in an instant though. And he gets all deadly grim and serious.]
Of course it's easy for outsiders to beg for peace. We only suffer the consequences of the conflict, not of the growing resentment, and being made to feel inferior like the people born here. Even assuming they're lashing out because the destruction of everything has them scared like wounded animals, so they're blaming an easy target, it's nice of them to pick the fae, not us. And curious. It indicates a lot more history.
I propose a completely fourth option, of neither trade, war, nor trial. Superiority through production at home.
If the people here resent the ease with which the fae use magic, then we can enable them to do things without magic that meet needs even better. If it's a matter of territory, or of simple fear, then show them that their needs can be met through ingenuity and hard work, and with creation and production rather than petty theft and destruction.
Of course, the beauty of this is that whether the people choose war, or continue with trades, then they'll need something better to offer either way.
So for all you peace-mongers; what are you offering those born here in exchange for the peace you seek?
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Of course it's easy for outsiders to beg for peace. We only suffer the consequences of the conflict, not of the growing resentment, and being made to feel inferior like the people born here. Even assuming they're lashing out because the destruction of everything has them scared like wounded animals, so they're blaming an easy target, it's nice of them to pick the fae, not us. And curious. It indicates a lot more history.
I propose a completely fourth option, of neither trade, war, nor trial. Superiority through production at home.
If the people here resent the ease with which the fae use magic, then we can enable them to do things without magic that meet needs even better. If it's a matter of territory, or of simple fear, then show them that their needs can be met through ingenuity and hard work, and with creation and production rather than petty theft and destruction.
Of course, the beauty of this is that whether the people choose war, or continue with trades, then they'll need something better to offer either way.
So for all you peace-mongers; what are you offering those born here in exchange for the peace you seek?