<239hp 332m 108mv> Kiankai tells you 'Greetings, Mistress.'
<239hp 332m 108mv> Kiankai smiles at you.
<239hp 332m 142mv> Kiankai sits down and rests.
<239hp 332m 142mv> Kiankai says 'How I can help you, sister?'
<239hp 332m 142mv> Anavel pushes back the glasses on top of her nose.
<239hp 332m 142mv> Kiankai looks at you.
<239hp 332m 167mv> say You are the one, who defies the Law You say 'You are the one, who defies the Law.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say May I ask why? You say 'May I ask why?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I defy all constructs and edifices of power.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Mother calls me to it.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say is our fair society giving you too many simple rules to follow? You say 'Is our fair society giving you too many simple rules to follow?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Give up freedom, so that you may be at peace?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I believe we have another word for that, in our lexicon.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Slavery.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say Law asks for no power, it simply upholds the moral values of our society You say 'Law asks for no power, it simply upholds the moral values of our society.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say creating a place safe from mindless violence You say 'Creating a place safe from mindless violence.'
Kiankai says 'Moral value is intrinsic to each.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'It cannot be forced upon another.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Justices have grown greedy.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'If they were content to create a safe place, they would not be so concerned with spitting in a public place.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Instead they fine such.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'They would not be concerned with so called, 'wild' weapons.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say if you have an urge to stab someone in the face, then such "personal" moral values become problematic for those who are less opted fo r violence You say 'If you have an urge to stab someone in the face, then such "personal" moral values become problematic for those who are less opted for violence.'
Kiankai says 'Yet they fine or warrant others.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Taking their property at a whim.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I did not say I would create a perfect world.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'No, the edifice known as the Justice, or Knights, or Keepers, or Legion..'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Each serves a purpose, after a fashion.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'But they have become corrupt.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say If one would enter a civilized town with vibrant and positive society, would it be too much to ask to leave your potentially dangerou s weapons and manners to the wilderness where they belong? You say 'If one would enter a civilized town with vibrant and positive society, would it be too much to ask to leave your potentially dangerous weapons and m anners to the wilderness where they belong?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Not useless, but corrupt.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Ahh, so you would dictate according to your world view what others should do.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'A commonality.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Yet, the common do not decide these rules.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Justices do.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And so, the masses have no say in how they would be ruled.'
<234hp 332m 167mv> say I can understand your concern for corruption - an issue that I have read about plenty and also take arms against when needed You say 'I can understand your concern for corruption - an issue that I have read about plenty and also take arms against when needed.'
<234hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Only they know, that the power is given to others to rule over them.'
<234hp 294m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Each of the four primary powers serves their people.'
<234hp 294m 167mv> Kiankai says 'In their way.'
<234hp 294m 167mv> say but Justice should never strive to rule
Kiankai says 'Tell me, when was the last time you saw true service?'
<234hp 294m 167mv> You say 'But Justice should never strive to rule.'
Kiankai blinks innocently.
<236hp 303m 167mv> Kiankai says 'So you had a say in the laws?'
<236hp 303m 167mv> say simply to serve the people of our fair society You say 'Simply to serve the people of our fair society.'
<236hp 303m 167mv> say enforce the safety of those who can not protect themselves whilst they dwell in civilized towns You say 'Enforce the safety of those who can not protect themselves whilst they dwell in civilized towns.'
Kiankai says 'There has never been a Justice, to seek to create discord in the country side. only to hide in the walls behind their power?'
<238hp 312m 167mv> Kiankai says 'No, they seek to enforce their own whims.'
<238hp 312m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The laws they create, without concern for their citizenry.'
<239hp 323m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Look to the Mystics, in Timaran.'
<239hp 323m 167mv> Kiankai says 'They hold sway in Timaran, yet the Justices dictate their laws.'
<239hp 323m 167mv> say With great power comes a great responsibility, a mere mortal can not always be expected to be ready for such responsibilities You say 'With great power comes a great responsibility, a mere mortal can not always be expected to be ready for such responsibilities.'
<239hp 323m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The boot, on a throat, of a guileless people.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Ahh, with great power, comes the desire for more power.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And no check, to keep them where they belong.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> say Power can be defined in more than one way You say 'Power can be defined in more than one way.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'As with all great forests upon the Mother, a wildfire is sometimes needed to restore sanity.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> say those who get corrupted by wielding the powers of Law should be dealt with swiftly, with that I agree You say 'Those who get corrupted by wielding the powers of Law should be dealt with swiftly, with that I agree.'
<235hp 332m 167mv> say the purpose of power is not to seek for more power, but to use it in a way that benefits others more than yourself You say 'The purpose of power is not to seek for more power, but to use it in a way that benefits others more than yourself.'
<236hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The purpose of power, is to rule over others.'
<236hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And in this case, that is what they are doing.'
Kiankai says 'I will not sit idly by, while my brothers and sisters are ruled by a fist that has crushed them for five thousand or more years.'
<233hp 332m 167mv> say Law is not nor should be a tool for power or vice versa You say 'Law is not nor should be a tool for power or vice versa.'
<233hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'It is time for an uprising, so that they may begin again.'
Kiankai says 'And yet it is used as such.'
<233hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Just as the Knights seek to force peace, by means of death or an oath.'
<232hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Or legion, cower away in darkness, too scared to come to the fore.'
<232hp 332m 167mv> say Do you have any evidence or names for such accusations, mister? You say 'Do you have any evidence or names for such accusations, mister?'
<231hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I watched, as a dear friend, Jorax, chased someone into town, in order to try and put a warrant out for him.'
<231hp 332m 167mv> emote picks up the glasses resting on top of her nose and starts cleaning the lenses with the edge of her robe. Anavel picks up the glasses resting on top of her nose and starts cleaning the lenses with the edge of her robe.
<231hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'So consumed was he, by the need to find something wrong, he never thought to ask himself if he should.'
<230hp 332m 167mv> nod You nod.
<230hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'He never thought to ask if that being had done any harm to another citizen.'
<230hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'He simply desired to garner fame, or glory, or power.'
<230hp 332m 167mv> say coercion should not be the way of Law You say 'Coercion should not be the way of Law.'
<225hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Oh, it made me sad.'
Kiankai says 'I told him so at the time, that he was showing me the worst of Serin.'
Kiankai says 'And he disagreed, but I cannot help but think, he knows.'
<225hp 241m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Drink, please.'
<225hp 241m 167mv> You get a rabbit roast.
<225hp 241m 167mv> You eat a rabbit roast.
<225hp 236m 167mv> dri tank You drink water from a bottomless tankard.
<225hp 236m 167mv> ! ! You drink water from a bottomless tankard.
<225hp 236m 167mv> You drink water from a bottomless tankard. Your thirst is quenched.
<225hp 236m 167mv> Kiankai gets a bottomless tankard.
<225hp 236m 167mv> thank kia You thank Kiankai heartily.
<225hp 236m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Of course.'
<225hp 236m 167mv> say thank you for sharing your water, mister You say 'Thank you for sharing your water, mister.'
<229hp 246m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Resistance will not seek to harm any but the Four.'
<229hp 246m 167mv> say I myself, am not much of a fighter, even less of a world changer You say 'I myself, am not much of a fighter, even less of a world changer.'
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Until the Four are driven back to their places of beginning, to the service of their people..'
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai nods.
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Are any of us?'
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Truly?'
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai says 'We do small things.'
<233hp 259m 167mv> say but I am keenly interested in restoring the Law to what it should be You say 'But I am keenly interested in restoring the Law to what it should be.'
<233hp 259m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Then you are a fit young gnome, Missus.'
<237hp 267m 167mv> say Jorax is a Captain of the Law, above all others, he is expected to uphold the highest standard and example of what Iron Fist represen ts You say 'Jorax is a Captain of the Law, above all others, he is expected to uphold the highest standard and example of what Iron Fist represents.'
<237hp 267m 167mv> Kiankai says 'You will find, that he, like others, is needful of power.'
<237hp 267m 167mv> Kiankai says 'An unfortunate by product of the system, which can be purged.'
<239hp 278m 167mv> say it should be a beacon of safety, not something to be manipulated with for personal gain You say 'It should be a beacon of safety, not something to be manipulated with for personal gain.'
<239hp 278m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Why don't you join us?'
<239hp 278m 167mv> Kiankai nods in enthusiastic agreement with you.
<239hp 286m 167mv> Kiankai says 'It should be a basic thing.'
<239hp 286m 167mv> say I am not much of a rebel nor a revolutionary You say 'I am not much of a rebel nor a revolutionary.'
<239hp 286m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Don't seek to harm those who guard others.'
<239hp 286m 167mv> Telldar walks in.
<239hp 286m 167mv> Telldar walks east.
<239hp 286m 167mv> say simply a modest book worm, dedicated to see our great society thrive You say 'Simply a modest book worm, dedicated to see our great society thrive.'
<239hp 293m 167mv> Kiankai says 'That is our purpose, my young friend.'
<239hp 293m 167mv> say not to be hindered by mindless crime and other petty ways of life You say 'Not to be hindered by mindless crime and other petty ways of life.'
Kiankai says 'To see our brothers and sisters freed.'
<239hp 293m 167mv> Kiankai says 'This is no mere campaign to sow discord.'
<239hp 293m 167mv> Kiankai says 'But a true calling, to a higher purpose.'
<239hp 293m 167mv> say I simply wish to prove safe haven for those who can not find it elsewhere, a sanctuary for a good night sleep without having to worry about being stabbed in the face You say 'I simply wish to prove safe haven for those who can not find it elsewhere, a sanctuary for a good night sleep without having to worry about being st abbed in the face '
<239hp 299m 167mv> Kiankai says 'You should consider my offer then.'
<239hp 299m 167mv> Kiankai says 'You will have the ability to help right a wrong.'
<239hp 306m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Then, we can create each of the four as they need be created.'
<239hp 306m 167mv> say You can not change the world with violence, my dear You say 'You can not change the world with violence, my dear.'
<239hp 306m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Oh, no.'
<239hp 312m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Mother will change them.'
<239hp 312m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I am merely a tool to that purpose.'
<239hp 321m 167mv> Kiankai says 'If violence is the outcome, so be it.'
<239hp 321m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I would prefer discourse.'
You say 'Violence shall be reaped to those who sow it.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Yes.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Such is the cycle of life and death.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Ultimately, we all become as dust.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> say I'd rather see us thrive towards greatness You say 'I'd rather see us thrive towards greatness.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Our bodies feed the mother, who in turn feeds the grass and animals.'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And I would not?'
<239hp 327m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Simply because we have a different way of attacking a problem, does not mean it is not the same problem.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say and in order to do so, our scholars and citizens need a place safe from violence that you wish so wish to induce in the name of your mother You say 'And in order to do so, our scholars and citizens need a place safe from violence that you wish so wish to induce in the name of your mother.'
Kiankai says 'If that peace comes at the hands of the Justices, then it is not peace.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Not now.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'It is slavery.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say I am sorry, mister, but I can not take part of any schemes that you may have You say 'I am sorry, mister, but I can not take part of any schemes that you may have.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai nods.
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I understand.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'Be told.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say I truly believe you have the wrong opinion of the Law You say 'I truly believe you have the wrong opinion of the Law.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai smiles at you.
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'You haven't asked my opinion of the Law.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say you see what is displayed by those whom you condemn You say 'You see what is displayed by those whom you condemn.'
Kiankai says 'And I have not told you.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say but this is not what Justice is about You say 'But this is not what Justice is about.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I told you my opinion on the Justices.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And you seem intent to confuse the two.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The Law is not the Justices.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And the Justices are not the Law.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'The will of the people is the Law.' <239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And they should set the that Law.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say and while I agree with your beliefs wholeheartedly, mister, I can not condone violence as a solution You say 'And while I agree with your beliefs wholeheartedly, mister, I can not condone violence as a solution.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'With the power given to them, by the people.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'And if someone were to come to you, seeking to enforce their will through violence?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'You would die, be put into bondage.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'So that you could lay your head safely at night?'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say I will seek entrance to the halls of Iron Fist and set an example that the Iron Fist is not a symbol for ruling the people, but a bea con of safety! You say 'I will seek entrance to the halls of Iron Fist and set an example that the Iron Fist is not a symbol for ruling the people, but a beacon of safety!'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I pray I finish my task, before you finish yours.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai chuckles politely.
<239hp 332m 167mv> say and as I grow in the ranks through hard work and keeping the townsfolk safe, I will induce the changes needed to ridden the halls of corruption and personal greed
Kiankai says 'As a side note..' You say 'And as I grow in the ranks through hard work and keeping the townsfolk safe, I will induce the changes needed to ridden the halls of corruption and personal greed.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> say This is all I can do to aid your cause You say 'This is all I can do to aid your cause.'
<239hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I find it fascinating that you seek no violence, but are prepared to do so for the Justices at their whim.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> say which again, I agree with, simply deject the methods You say 'Which again, I agree with, simply deject the methods.'
<237hp 332m 167mv> Kiankai says 'So it is not that you will not do violence, but merely that you will only do so for someone who has a yoke.'
Kiankai says 'Unfortunate.'
Kiankai says 'Be well, Missus Anavel.'
<237hp 266m 167mv> Kiankai stands up.
<237hp 271m 167mv> Kiankai says 'I hope we can meet under auspicious circumstances in the future.'
<237hp 271m 167mv> say may you find peace and prosperity, mister You say 'May you find peace and prosperity, mister.'
