III - [Filtered to the 4423 | Unhackable]
I don't think anyone here has it in them to do...that, not even if they had been provoked. Now, I may only understand three things very well - machines, the arts, and fabulous clothing - but something here is quite awry.
If one side or the other - Vohemaro or Ivonian - had gone and killed all those poor people, don't you think they'd have moved to take advantage of it sooner? Both sides are circling their wagons - they're both trying to figure out what to do.
Far be it from me to suggest that life imitate art instead of the other way around, but every time this situation has come up in the classic political intrigues, the culprit is a third party, trying to manipulate the other two. The question here is - who? Who would benefit from killing so many innocent people? Who benefits from a war between Ivona and Vohemar?
If we could figure that out, our names would be cleared - and maybe all those killed would find a modicum of peace.
If one side or the other - Vohemaro or Ivonian - had gone and killed all those poor people, don't you think they'd have moved to take advantage of it sooner? Both sides are circling their wagons - they're both trying to figure out what to do.
Far be it from me to suggest that life imitate art instead of the other way around, but every time this situation has come up in the classic political intrigues, the culprit is a third party, trying to manipulate the other two. The question here is - who? Who would benefit from killing so many innocent people? Who benefits from a war between Ivona and Vohemar?
If we could figure that out, our names would be cleared - and maybe all those killed would find a modicum of peace.