[Regis ponders this and nods to himself as he puts together his response.]
That is a good point. As a king and politician, I am used to knowing this information, but here I don't have the ties and the power I would back home. I can't just stop the natives if they decide a project should not be continued. If I can't do that, then what is the point of telling me about it if my skills are not needed specifically to work on it?
[He can't help but think of the time Verstael had asked for his assistance with testing that strange crystal he had found. He's not heard anymore about it since then and wonders suddenly if the man had ever gotten anywhere with his testing.]
As much as I don't like it, secrecy--even among allies--is sometimes the best course of action.
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That is a good point. As a king and politician, I am used to knowing this information, but here I don't have the ties and the power I would back home. I can't just stop the natives if they decide a project should not be continued. If I can't do that, then what is the point of telling me about it if my skills are not needed specifically to work on it?
[He can't help but think of the time Verstael had asked for his assistance with testing that strange crystal he had found. He's not heard anymore about it since then and wonders suddenly if the man had ever gotten anywhere with his testing.]
As much as I don't like it, secrecy--even among allies--is sometimes the best course of action.