My Dear Mac'Od Bittty,
first, thank you for clearing up a few points of uncertainty. I have to confess that at first I wasn't sure the nation's have saying in the Commission of Peace at all, which minght be due to the fact that is was translated from one dialect into another, and finally read by a third. That led to me changing quite a few of my comments in the effort to find out first before critisise on a false understanding. Important to me was point c), for example, as a criminal in one land is not neccessarily a criminal in another, although as a rule it certainly is the case. I do feel, though, that this has to be taken into account. I remember protests from inhabitants of the Lakelands to find a Tryker smuggler arrested in Matia, as some of them pretty obviously saw no reason for punishment and reasoned that it just would be a petty crime - if at all. Fyros at that occasion argued in turn regarding a Fyra arrested for espionage, which they wanted to see set free. So, if the Fyra had fled to Fyros, would the Commission for Peace go into action if called?
I obviously was severely misunderstood regarding the Rangers, for whom I have much respect and admiration. Still, I can't see any reason why they take part in decisions regarding the Four Nations, other than being consulted by those who feel the itch to do so. I did myself consult them in the past, as well as supporting them in turn if they needed support. But they should not decide about national or international matters which not touch their work, as the nations in turn do not meddle in the activities of Rangers if the Rangers do not call for that interference. It is clear that I would rather have a say of the Rangers in a treaty than of the Trytonists, but the Trytonists may very well point out that - as you mentioned - they did provide the rainbow bridges. And although the leading powers of the Marauders denied any support to the treck into exile, there were Marauders seen helping that treck nevertheless and fundamentally selfless. Neither of this should be taken into account in a Treaty which fundamentally sets the dealing of the nations with each other, and not the dealing with Rangers or Trytonists (not to mention that nobody would imagine bringing up the idea to make the Marauders part of such a treaty).
As for the responsibility of the stateless I'd like to point out the paragraph in the treaty signed by the most honorable Still Wyler with his life's blood: "Homins who have not attained citizenship owe allegiance to the Nation of their race." While this is certainly not taken in consideration most of the time, it always might arise a situation when there is need to confide in this. Still Wyler saw that need. Is he dead for that long now that we call his foresight and dedication into question?
Finally - although that really is not important in regard to what I have written here - I doubt that you have seen me in exile. I helped to guard the refugees to the Kami Oasis, and then returned to Matia, where I survived these eight years.
Thank you for taken the time to write to me.
Jena with you and yours,
first, thank you for clearing up a few points of uncertainty. I have to confess that at first I wasn't sure the nation's have saying in the Commission of Peace at all, which minght be due to the fact that is was translated from one dialect into another, and finally read by a third. That led to me changing quite a few of my comments in the effort to find out first before critisise on a false understanding. Important to me was point c), for example, as a criminal in one land is not neccessarily a criminal in another, although as a rule it certainly is the case. I do feel, though, that this has to be taken into account. I remember protests from inhabitants of the Lakelands to find a Tryker smuggler arrested in Matia, as some of them pretty obviously saw no reason for punishment and reasoned that it just would be a petty crime - if at all. Fyros at that occasion argued in turn regarding a Fyra arrested for espionage, which they wanted to see set free. So, if the Fyra had fled to Fyros, would the Commission for Peace go into action if called?
I obviously was severely misunderstood regarding the Rangers, for whom I have much respect and admiration. Still, I can't see any reason why they take part in decisions regarding the Four Nations, other than being consulted by those who feel the itch to do so. I did myself consult them in the past, as well as supporting them in turn if they needed support. But they should not decide about national or international matters which not touch their work, as the nations in turn do not meddle in the activities of Rangers if the Rangers do not call for that interference. It is clear that I would rather have a say of the Rangers in a treaty than of the Trytonists, but the Trytonists may very well point out that - as you mentioned - they did provide the rainbow bridges. And although the leading powers of the Marauders denied any support to the treck into exile, there were Marauders seen helping that treck nevertheless and fundamentally selfless. Neither of this should be taken into account in a Treaty which fundamentally sets the dealing of the nations with each other, and not the dealing with Rangers or Trytonists (not to mention that nobody would imagine bringing up the idea to make the Marauders part of such a treaty).
As for the responsibility of the stateless I'd like to point out the paragraph in the treaty signed by the most honorable Still Wyler with his life's blood: "Homins who have not attained citizenship owe allegiance to the Nation of their race." While this is certainly not taken in consideration most of the time, it always might arise a situation when there is need to confide in this. Still Wyler saw that need. Is he dead for that long now that we call his foresight and dedication into question?
Finally - although that really is not important in regard to what I have written here - I doubt that you have seen me in exile. I helped to guard the refugees to the Kami Oasis, and then returned to Matia, where I survived these eight years.
Thank you for taken the time to write to me.
Jena with you and yours,
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Salazar CaradiniFilira Matia
Royal Historian
Member of the Royal Academy of Yrkanis
First Seraph of the Order of the Argo Navis