[At the reminder of how long they might be stuck here, Saralegui grimaces and sighs.]
Mm. I imagine your people will be able to keep Shin Makoku afloat in your absense. But I'm not so sure about my own country.
[There are still competent people like Lord von Voltaire back in Shin Makoku, after all. But the only person Saralegui trusts back home is Belias, and as skilled and loyal as he might be, he isn't a politician.]
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Mm. I imagine your people will be able to keep Shin Makoku afloat in your absense. But I'm not so sure about my own country.
[There are still competent people like Lord von Voltaire back in Shin Makoku, after all. But the only person Saralegui trusts back home is Belias, and as skilled and loyal as he might be, he isn't a politician.]
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Do you not have anyone to watch over things when you're gone?
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No one good at that sort of thing, unfortunately. And Small Shimaron has always been attractive prey to plenty of interested parties...
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[ ...There goes his optimism again. ]
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I'm not so sure about that. Your friends are a great deal less forgiving than you are. And they never really liked me to begin with.
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But I think they would still want to respect my own wishes, even if they don't agree.