"I have nothing against your people, Major. I've opened Sawa's borders to refugees and sent medical aid and supplies to Amestris. It's you, and men like you, that I can't stand."
Mitsunari's response was quick and snippish, but the Major's words brought the taste of bile to the back of his throat. Was he really a hypocrite? Sawa was easily the wealthiest kingdom in Dagaria, and the farthest from the Rift's dangers. It was sheltered from potential enemies by the Imperial City, with which it had always maintained close ties. Mitsunari had never known mortal danger, nor hunger, nor hardship of any kind... and yet he looked down on the hardscrabble kingdoms to the south and east for their backwards militarism and their mindless adherence to Church doctrine. But were he really any better? If King Bradley had his army of toy soldiers, then Sawa was a lovingly crafted toy kingdom, a perfectly functioning model that existed to validate Mitsunari's own idealistic beliefs.
"No," he breathed through tightly clenched teeth. "You're wrong. I may be as selfish and self-centered as you say... but there are good people in this world. Our Emperor is one of them. He's selflessly devoted his life to making Dagaria peaceful and prosperous, so I won't let someone like you destroy everything he's created!"
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Mitsunari's response was quick and snippish, but the Major's words brought the taste of bile to the back of his throat. Was he really a hypocrite? Sawa was easily the wealthiest kingdom in Dagaria, and the farthest from the Rift's dangers. It was sheltered from potential enemies by the Imperial City, with which it had always maintained close ties. Mitsunari had never known mortal danger, nor hunger, nor hardship of any kind... and yet he looked down on the hardscrabble kingdoms to the south and east for their backwards militarism and their mindless adherence to Church doctrine. But were he really any better? If King Bradley had his army of toy soldiers, then Sawa was a lovingly crafted toy kingdom, a perfectly functioning model that existed to validate Mitsunari's own idealistic beliefs.
"No," he breathed through tightly clenched teeth. "You're wrong. I may be as selfish and self-centered as you say... but there are good people in this world. Our Emperor is one of them. He's selflessly devoted his life to making Dagaria peaceful and prosperous, so I won't let someone like you destroy everything he's created!"