Dear Irfidel,
first, I have to confess I'm somewhat surprised about your statement that "when the Matis need their help again, (the stateless) will consider such words" - which mean my words. Therefore I have to suppose that every stateless homin on every step of their lives thinks and does the same as you think and do, and as Daomei think and do, while in turn every Matis thinks and does the same way as I am? I would be disappointed on various levels by this, Irfidel - not least because I have not faced Daomei on a political stage here, aided by the Nobles of Matia, nor implied to so so, and at no time supposed Daomei speaking up as an elected or appointed representative for all stateless homins and for all the Rangers; nor was that treaty I am voicing my personal view on taken on any political stage yet. In fact, to my knowledge no nation has publicly considered to take that change of the Treaty of the Four Nations to a stage it had only on one dialectic region of our beautiful world before the Second Swarming came over us all, as far as I know.
I find it also a little bit surprising - and again disappointing - that you argue (and supposedly against all Matia, taking the meaning you voiced and I already quoted above by word) I would not care for hominkind, because I not longer find the time to personally aid the fights at the Marauder camps: a task I took pretty regularly when younger, as no doubt Chanchey Breggan will confirm. Not that I am kept informed on that, nor on any actions against the Marauders main camp (some even say city) up in Hidden Source. What I do know about is the last concerted action of the Marauders, which took place when the Nobles of Matia, including me, helped to guard the Tryker's treck of Water trough that part of our country.
But I think I made myself pretty clear in my letter to Daomei, not least in mentioning that the Marauders, for one reason or the other, are not seriously considered as homins by many hominists. I will be more direct, though, if you did not consider this clear enough. In the unlikely situation a critical, a crucial argument arises between the nations of, say, New Trykoth and Zorai and - even more unlikely - the Zorai declare war against the Lakelands and move their troups in: will you march with the Zorai, Irfidel? Will Daomei defend New Trykoth, and you both suddenly see face to face as enemies? Will one or both of you decide to fight on one side, or decide to take no part in it at all? Where will the Rangers be? What official position will the stateless, as a represented group, take? And will, whatever answer you give, that be an answer that can be taken for, or against all of the stateless, the same way you take my argument against all Matis?
Sincerely,
first, I have to confess I'm somewhat surprised about your statement that "when the Matis need their help again, (the stateless) will consider such words" - which mean my words. Therefore I have to suppose that every stateless homin on every step of their lives thinks and does the same as you think and do, and as Daomei think and do, while in turn every Matis thinks and does the same way as I am? I would be disappointed on various levels by this, Irfidel - not least because I have not faced Daomei on a political stage here, aided by the Nobles of Matia, nor implied to so so, and at no time supposed Daomei speaking up as an elected or appointed representative for all stateless homins and for all the Rangers; nor was that treaty I am voicing my personal view on taken on any political stage yet. In fact, to my knowledge no nation has publicly considered to take that change of the Treaty of the Four Nations to a stage it had only on one dialectic region of our beautiful world before the Second Swarming came over us all, as far as I know.
I find it also a little bit surprising - and again disappointing - that you argue (and supposedly against all Matia, taking the meaning you voiced and I already quoted above by word) I would not care for hominkind, because I not longer find the time to personally aid the fights at the Marauder camps: a task I took pretty regularly when younger, as no doubt Chanchey Breggan will confirm. Not that I am kept informed on that, nor on any actions against the Marauders main camp (some even say city) up in Hidden Source. What I do know about is the last concerted action of the Marauders, which took place when the Nobles of Matia, including me, helped to guard the Tryker's treck of Water trough that part of our country.
But I think I made myself pretty clear in my letter to Daomei, not least in mentioning that the Marauders, for one reason or the other, are not seriously considered as homins by many hominists. I will be more direct, though, if you did not consider this clear enough. In the unlikely situation a critical, a crucial argument arises between the nations of, say, New Trykoth and Zorai and - even more unlikely - the Zorai declare war against the Lakelands and move their troups in: will you march with the Zorai, Irfidel? Will Daomei defend New Trykoth, and you both suddenly see face to face as enemies? Will one or both of you decide to fight on one side, or decide to take no part in it at all? Where will the Rangers be? What official position will the stateless, as a represented group, take? And will, whatever answer you give, that be an answer that can be taken for, or against all of the stateless, the same way you take my argument against all Matis?
Sincerely,
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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