Written By Fatima
Jan. 16, 2024, 11:59 a.m.(7/24/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Sen'azala
A ruler knows when a path is closed to her - when a task must be delegated to others. She must set aside emotion and decide where she can do the most good, and choose that path decisively, once committed. She cannot please everyone, nor can she save everyone, nor may she be able to seek personal vengeance or satisfaction. She must choose the path that is for the overall benefit of those who look to her for protection.
It may be that I sound much like my grandfather at the moment, and perhaps there is a little of him in me. I learned all that I know about leadership, about doing what is necessary, from lessons at his knee. But a certain amount of ruthlessness is required of us at times. This is, unfortunately, one of those times. I have a duty that I have been trained for my entire life. I have known for many years that one day, I must go to Eurus and claim my throne in Petrioch, and oppose the Dune Emperor and the Prophet of the Sands. My fleet is for that purpose and only one other, and that is to take any refugees who wish to flee Arvum, to Eurus. It was not rallied to go to Nefer'khat. I cannot help you with that. I hope you do not take it personally.
We cannot afford to take things personally, when our very existence is at stake. And while time is not on our side, I believe we do have some small amount of time. It is time that the Seraph of Death and others are buying for us. The situation is urgent, it is true. But to bow to the pressure of urgency is not the path of the ruler. It is a mistake we cannot afford to make.
I cannot help you with the problem you face, Prima. But I do hope you find the path that is, if not the one you want, at least the best path for the situation.
It may be that I sound much like my grandfather at the moment, and perhaps there is a little of him in me. I learned all that I know about leadership, about doing what is necessary, from lessons at his knee. But a certain amount of ruthlessness is required of us at times. This is, unfortunately, one of those times. I have a duty that I have been trained for my entire life. I have known for many years that one day, I must go to Eurus and claim my throne in Petrioch, and oppose the Dune Emperor and the Prophet of the Sands. My fleet is for that purpose and only one other, and that is to take any refugees who wish to flee Arvum, to Eurus. It was not rallied to go to Nefer'khat. I cannot help you with that. I hope you do not take it personally.
We cannot afford to take things personally, when our very existence is at stake. And while time is not on our side, I believe we do have some small amount of time. It is time that the Seraph of Death and others are buying for us. The situation is urgent, it is true. But to bow to the pressure of urgency is not the path of the ruler. It is a mistake we cannot afford to make.
I cannot help you with the problem you face, Prima. But I do hope you find the path that is, if not the one you want, at least the best path for the situation.
Written By Isolde
Jan. 5, 2024, 12:03 p.m.(7/2/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Sen'azala
It's good that you are reflecting on your choices and truly understand what went into making them and I commend you for making a difficult choice despite the fraught circumstances. I don't imagine you were even given that much time.
It does bring up an interesting point that no matter what you would have chosen, you would have been praised and condemned in equal measure. That's just how the world operates. No amount of justification will change that, especially for those who feel that they have now lost control.
But for those who weren't in control, I think they'd prefer freedom over stability. I don't think life was ever meant to be easy, not with the disparate paths being made everytime there's a new decision but I believe the alternative is worse.
Many people in the Dream had lived like that for years and years on end and that is finally at an end. That's not a way anyone should live and if we have to overcome these obstacles to create a new reality, or die trying, it is worth it.
It does bring up an interesting point that no matter what you would have chosen, you would have been praised and condemned in equal measure. That's just how the world operates. No amount of justification will change that, especially for those who feel that they have now lost control.
But for those who weren't in control, I think they'd prefer freedom over stability. I don't think life was ever meant to be easy, not with the disparate paths being made everytime there's a new decision but I believe the alternative is worse.
Many people in the Dream had lived like that for years and years on end and that is finally at an end. That's not a way anyone should live and if we have to overcome these obstacles to create a new reality, or die trying, it is worth it.
Written By Lys
Oct. 16, 2023, 8:09 p.m.(1/9/1021 AR)
Relationship Note on Sen'azala
She returned something precious to me and I... don't know how to feel about it.
Written By Lucita
Sept. 28, 2023, 10:27 p.m.(8/15/1020 AR)
Relationship Note on Sen'azala
Sen'azala tells the most interesting stories.
Written By Rosalind
Nov. 1, 2022, 2:24 p.m.(9/3/1018 AR)
Relationship Note on Sen'azala
I couldn't agree more!
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