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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:00:20 GMT -5
"Well this can all be fixed easily."
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 18:13:48 GMT -5
"How so?" Ivan asked. "I very much desire an easy resolution, my lord."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:14:32 GMT -5
"We need the reparations that we asked for yesterday."
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 18:22:15 GMT -5
"Do please remind me again what those are," Ivan said, giving himself time to thnk.
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:23:45 GMT -5
"Your Queen's liegemen destroyed two of our fleets. We will need to rebuild, and train new crews." He smiled, "We expect your realm to pay for these necessities."
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 18:32:33 GMT -5
"The Crown is lacking in funds at present but if your lordship will loan us ships to defeat the treacherous pirate Greyjoy, recompense would be made from the plunder seized from Greyjoy and his followers."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:34:04 GMT -5
"Am I understanding you correctly? You plan on paying your debt with the loot stolen from our neighbor, "Lys."
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 18:41:56 GMT -5
"What else would you have us do? We cannot save the realm from a villainone moment and beggar it the next."
Ivan sighed and dcecided to alter the turn of hte conversation.
"You spoke of a different form of payment before."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:45:35 GMT -5
"Did I?"
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 18:54:09 GMT -5
"I bleieve so. You said the Queen herself ought to be made to suffer for the crimes committed by Greyjoy, or else her representative, since the Queen is not here."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 18:59:34 GMT -5
The Sea Lord laughed, "We never thought anyone would actually volunteer for that. You are truly a loyal man."
The moment the Translator stopped speaking a man stepped from the crown and spoke, "Lord Grandison perhaps I can be off help. I am Nuivio Tesidona. I am a Premier of the Iron Bank."
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 19:10:50 GMT -5
Ivan sighed and shook his head.
"the Crown does not wish to enter into debt with the Iron Bank."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 19:12:51 GMT -5
The man bowed his head and stepped back against the wall.
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Post by Marie on Oct 26, 2009 19:31:00 GMT -5
Ivan looked to the Sealord.
"I am sure your lordship will understand that I do not consider my queen subject to the laws of Braavos, but, if I must suffer to bring an alliance between our two lands I will do it gladly. I've little enough to lose as it is."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 26, 2009 19:36:55 GMT -5
"Do I look a fool, Master Ivan."
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