Cirlot November 10, 2022 Tala Silvergrave "What mercy do you think the law will grant? These creatures are at best outlaws, and so are afforded no protection by the commons, merely punishment. At worst the Duchy would consider them beasts, fit only to be put down. Deferring judgement does little save keep our hands momentarily clean . . . " Tala looks down at the kobolds, studying them with a mix of curiosity and disgust; she'd heard of their kind before but had never before borne witness to one. Much less many. "Have we even tongue to negotiate with their kind? If we can and they do reason then interrogation might prove profitable. They have wit enough to stand for Bargle's employ, at least, and we might be able to entice them to turn mercenary for our cause if we might be understood."
Cirlot November 10, 2022 Tala Silvergrave "What mercy do you think the law will grant? These creatures are at best outlaws, and so are afforded no protection by commons, merely punishment. At worst the Duchy would consider them beasts, fit only to be put down. Deferring judgement does little save keep our hands momentarily clean . . . " Tala looks down at the kobolds, studying them with a mix of curiosity and disgust; she'd heard of their kind before but had never before borne witness to one. Much less many. "Have we even tongue to negotiate with their kind? If we can and they do reason then interrogation might prove profitable. They have wit enough to stand for Bargle's employ, at least, and we might be able to entice them to turn mercenary for our cause if we might be understood."