Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20151108001053/@comment-6006054-20151117001001

SkyrimsShillelagh wrote:

The Skaal lead Dalon and his brother out to a waiting coach.

"Will the two lords require an umbrella for the ride?  The ash fall may get heavier." Malcrus answered quickly, as he knew his brother would turn the offer down given the chance.

"It is wise to be prudent, we shall receive an umbrella"

After the umbrella had been acquired, and the two were seated within the carriage, Dalon spoke to the skaal.

"Thank you for your service." He nodded slightly as he said it, then closed the door.

"Why do you always thank them?" Malcrus sighed, once they were alone within the privacy carriage. His brother always did that, and they always had this conversation afterwards.

"It is good to be polite with people." Dalon replied, just as Malcrus knew he would. Just as he always did.

"They are beneath being called people" Malcrus countered.

"Perhaps one day that will change." Dalon mused.

"And how did you come to imagine that?" Malcrus queried, pantomining confusion as usual.

"We earned this position by serving the Sharmat when no one else would. When the serfs finally do their duties out of love for Dagoth, perhaps they will earn some measure of His esteem such as we have." Dalon explained. Out of the countless times this farce of a conversation had occurred, not once had Malcrus believed that the serfs could ever manage such a thing.

"They could never act out of anything other than fear or self-interest." Malcrus stated. This conclusion was one he had reached long ago, and one that had only been reinforced during his time on the plantation. The serfs never tried to protect each other or assist those having trouble meeting quotas. They worked with a disgusting sluggishness, at least until they grew to understand that Malcrus would not tolerate inadequacy. Every clot of dirt, every planted seed, every harvested grain was a battle with those cowardly malcontents.

"One must have hope, brother. One day they will learn the vitrues of selflessness" Dalon concluded. Malcrus wished he could possess the naive dreams of his brother.