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There is more than one way to save people. And one of those ways is giving them a respite from worry and fear by offering peace and beauty. We couldn’t be prouder of you.”
“Strategy is important. And I know why I have to be familiar with the geography of our kingdom. But this Younger, Elder, First of Her Name, the Fifteenth, The One Wearing the Blue Cloak In That Portrait—how in the world do you keep them all straight? And even more important, why?”
“I will take my company and go,” Alleria said, trying to bring down the heat of the conversation. “Only a few of us. You will still have the veterans. I don’t want to command a kingdom’s military, I simply want to contribute. To do something that helps people other than us, Mother. We are not the center of the world, and if we do not soon realize that, we will stagnate!”
“The world does not care what we want. It is up to us to change as well. The only other choice is to be left behind and forever bitter.”

