Kreig tried to fight the blush that was forming, he really did, even covering his mouth with his cup to try and hide at but to no avail. He felt Kelski was building him as more, more than he already is and Kreig felt that he… wasn’t. He would admit that he was different from the average Sunberth yokel and stars above having a bit of magic and being marked by two guards certainly emphasized the point rather like a sledgehammer to a small nail but the truth of was… he didn’t really feel it, simply that he was different for his experiences and nothing more.
If someone walked his path, they’d might have done the same. Tapping his thigh, he could already think of a couple who could have done what he did and more, so really. And that vision for this city, well… that was simply how he viewed the city and what he felt it should be, it just happened not many shared that view especially the gangs he felt.
‘ Ah should probably stop with the thinkin’ ’ He silently murmured. Unfortunately it seemed to have awed the Akalak who was apparently grateful for Kreig’s kindness to Kelski, even if the only a single lesson that seemed to have stuck with Kelski like glue.
“ It ain’t really a vision, ain’t even a plan” Kreig admitted “ ‘s jus’ me an’ the rest o’ Sunberth havin’ a difference of opinion on what Sunberth is and should be” He lowered his cup, yet his other hand ran through his hair as if trying to get rid of some nervous energy “ Sunberth… ain’t really had a good deal with magic an’ governments ya know? Before I was born there was this magic fellow an’ his goons who took over the city, an’ so after a bunch of years they kicked ‘em out. Same with the last bunch who took over, and the last, and the last” Kreig said, indicating Sunberth’s poor trouble of being ruled by those who seeked to abuse it.
“An’ even before the world went right to Shyke, the folks who ruled the city ain’t ruled the city nice either. So for folks after the world went to shyke felt… Free” He explained, motioning his hand to his neck and pulling off a collar “So… everyone was feelin’ right good about it, they was likin’ it like it was some sorta divine gifts. So anytime someone tried ta take over the Berth, or even if they do, they eventually run ‘em out. Especially folk who even knew a lick of magic an’ had nothin’ ta do with it, cuz they remember what magic did to them”
“ ‘S why gangs rise an’ fall so fast and Sunberth, why the big ones have ta move so carefully cuz whatever good they bring for the city, if they ain’t careful about pushin’ Sunberths temper an’ how hard well..” He shrugged “…Ya seen it I’m sure”
He sighed then, his voice growing somber “ Course, with Sunberth’s love for its freedom, it ain’t really doin’ anything with it. Jus’ goin’ through the rows till it all repeats again’ an’ again, lookin’ down on folks like Kel for bein’ slaves when back when no one had it better. Other cities movin’ forward when here we’re all standin’ still”
He leaned his head back and closed it, drawing a breath and exhaling “An’ all the other things we need but folks ain’t really bothering to do a lick about, jus’ wanting things ta be the same”
He looked at Aer’wyn, Ebern, Ren, and Kelski “What I’m wantin’ is ta keep our freedom, but I want us movin’ up, not down. I want this ‘ere city to grow, but I reckon’ the only way ta get it to grow is ta convince everone else wether they like it or not”
He stopped then, closing his eyes again and drawing a breath “Guess that there’s the vision” He said, then smiled sheepishly to Kel “Er… I’m partial to any kind of meat” He said, trying to change the subject as quickly as turning a page.
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