He picked up his wine glass and swirled the crimson liquid, leaning back in his chair again. He had no need of human food or even pretending to indulge in it, but it was worthwhile when entertaining certain types of polite company. Of course, his vintages were all old given how little he actually entertained, and Lenore was going to enjoy his various collections no doubt. Good, he thought.
The corner of his lips curled into a smile at her press for information on what the plan was. Sometimes it was easy to forget how young she was, but he could understand the need to have contingencies. War would be upon them, but it was a human war and those happened so often that there was no longer any point in growing particularly excited about it.
"There will always been kingdoms seeking expansionism, but my desire is to preserve knowledge that would otherwise be lost with the destruction intellectuals and their works." He had done so for centuries, watching as humanity forgot some of the best knowledge with their losses. Yet, war also meant progress in other areas. "And I am keen to see what the Ottomans invent and proliferate with their war effort."
He tipped his wine glass towards her so the liquid moved to that side. "If they come to my door and persist, I can simply move my castle should it suit me." He did actually sneer for a moment. "It's the rabble that comes after the war that I dislike, picking and stripping like scavengers anything of value. It isn't their fault of course as they likely have little left once the armies sweep through and churn the soil." He looked to Lenore. "Would you leave and return to Styria if war came faster than our problem had found a solution?"
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The corner of his lips curled into a smile at her press for information on what the plan was. Sometimes it was easy to forget how young she was, but he could understand the need to have contingencies. War would be upon them, but it was a human war and those happened so often that there was no longer any point in growing particularly excited about it.
"There will always been kingdoms seeking expansionism, but my desire is to preserve knowledge that would otherwise be lost with the destruction intellectuals and their works." He had done so for centuries, watching as humanity forgot some of the best knowledge with their losses. Yet, war also meant progress in other areas. "And I am keen to see what the Ottomans invent and proliferate with their war effort."
He tipped his wine glass towards her so the liquid moved to that side. "If they come to my door and persist, I can simply move my castle should it suit me." He did actually sneer for a moment. "It's the rabble that comes after the war that I dislike, picking and stripping like scavengers anything of value. It isn't their fault of course as they likely have little left once the armies sweep through and churn the soil." He looked to Lenore. "Would you leave and return to Styria if war came faster than our problem had found a solution?"