[T26; Decree] The Stranded Sailors
Aug 19, 2018 7:04:06 GMT
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Post by Elyssia Whiterose (SWT) on Aug 19, 2018 7:04:06 GMT
Some would say that history repeats itself, like an undulating wave crashing upon an eroding shore.
Others would claim it's more like a wagon wheel that's been picked up off the ground and left to spin hopelessly and repetitively.
Others still would say it doesn't repeat, so much as rhyme. But what kind of poet ever made history anyway?
Then there are those who don't think about such things. From the city of Exeter, regardless of what may have happened in the past or what might happen in the future, there would depart an Admiral far too concerned with the well-being of her sailors. To temper that a little bit, and prevent some crusader from thinking too highly of the Admiral, it must be remembered that the sailors live to fulfill their duties as much as the Admiral does. So while her concern is genuine, it is born from a sense of duty and not charitableness. It is this sense of duty that allows her to show such genuine concern, all the while risking the lives of the very same sailors in hunting down pirates, slavers and more. The greater good, she would call it.
It tended to be that Nemeth’s nobles had no idea what ‘greater good’ meant, and Baron Cartwright was firmly in that boat as far as Elyssia was concerned. To send a host of poorly equipped merchant ships to Helna had been a fool’s errand. The man was clearly an idiot. And now she was stuck having to rescue sailors once more, once again because Nemeth’s concept of naval matters was about as comprehensive as a fish’s knowledge of rock climbing.
But she was ‘stuck’ all the same, and so the call had gone out for people to make their way (with some haste) to Exeter to join her on Vigor, in a somewhat hopeless and pointless attempt to rescue people - an attempt that would quite likely end up leaving many who weren't capable of rescuing themselves behind, truth be told. This attempt was not to be confused with her more bold plans for how to deal with the distant southern pirates, but thanks to the skill and quality of Vigor’s crew, she was confident she’d be able to do both this summer.
Others would claim it's more like a wagon wheel that's been picked up off the ground and left to spin hopelessly and repetitively.
Others still would say it doesn't repeat, so much as rhyme. But what kind of poet ever made history anyway?
Then there are those who don't think about such things. From the city of Exeter, regardless of what may have happened in the past or what might happen in the future, there would depart an Admiral far too concerned with the well-being of her sailors. To temper that a little bit, and prevent some crusader from thinking too highly of the Admiral, it must be remembered that the sailors live to fulfill their duties as much as the Admiral does. So while her concern is genuine, it is born from a sense of duty and not charitableness. It is this sense of duty that allows her to show such genuine concern, all the while risking the lives of the very same sailors in hunting down pirates, slavers and more. The greater good, she would call it.
It tended to be that Nemeth’s nobles had no idea what ‘greater good’ meant, and Baron Cartwright was firmly in that boat as far as Elyssia was concerned. To send a host of poorly equipped merchant ships to Helna had been a fool’s errand. The man was clearly an idiot. And now she was stuck having to rescue sailors once more, once again because Nemeth’s concept of naval matters was about as comprehensive as a fish’s knowledge of rock climbing.
But she was ‘stuck’ all the same, and so the call had gone out for people to make their way (with some haste) to Exeter to join her on Vigor, in a somewhat hopeless and pointless attempt to rescue people - an attempt that would quite likely end up leaving many who weren't capable of rescuing themselves behind, truth be told. This attempt was not to be confused with her more bold plans for how to deal with the distant southern pirates, but thanks to the skill and quality of Vigor’s crew, she was confident she’d be able to do both this summer.