A Thousand Year Refresher

[lovelesswitch]

Who: Medea and Garviel
Where: Palatine's Library
What: You miss a surprising amount of information when you're dead for a millennium. Garviel wants to catch-up and Medea is more than happy to help him.
When: February 13th
Warnings: Nothing off the top of my head.

A sea of pillars and lined up through the Palatine's Library with countless shelves against walls holding scrolls that date back centuries. Statues of philosophers were displayed in front of the pillars. Standing over high on the second floor of the library over the first is a statue of the goddess of wisdom. Tables lined up the center of the room. Several senators were already present, reading through old, recorded poems during their free time.

Far away from them as if in their own personal corner was Garviel and Medea. Medea stood over Garviel as he perused through the scrolls that recorded history in particular, especially those of the former Belkan Empire. Medea personally picked out the scrolls that dated back to the years after Garviel had been killed to its ultimate fall.

She stood by, prepared to answer questions as if like a schoolteacher. Medea had also prepared not only historical scrolls, but also anything written concerning great battles and wars. Garviel had to be familiarized with the military practices of the modern age. Medea believed that much of the Holy Grail War's competitors will be those who wield the Destiny Crystals. Many are in positions within kingdoms' governments and armies. No doubt this will be useful to the man to prepare for the latest, dirtiest tactics.

Comments

[lovelesswitch]

"Yes. You're most certainly right. If the war is pulled into Rome, there may be nothing left to make happy." Of course, she doesn't care about the people of Rome, but simply, Nero's wish. Medea frowns a little, but her eyes show as much confidence as before.

"This is my gamble, Garviel. Rome was already in danger before the Holy Grail War had started."

[greyerrant]

Garviel's gray eyes will bore into Medea at this point, as he asks,

"What sort of danger?"

It was really more of a command than a question, though. He must know, so that he can put a stop to the danger, if it is within his ability to do so.

[lovelesswitch]

"Several."

She doesn't appreciate the gesture, of course, but at the moment, the important thing is to convince Garviel that the war may actually kill several birds with a stone.

"Rome is a traditional society. It has never adopted the monotheistic views that the Church imposes on the other kingdoms. They're quite forceful... but they can do little during the Emperor's Peace.

The Emperor will depart soon. This is unavoidable and if his next heir does not share his peaceful views, then Rome will be the first to be subjected to the Church's harsher Inquisitions.

Nero is at odds with Delacroix. They share a mutual distrust. I dislike two-faced men like him. And two-faced is the quality that the entirety of the Senate shares. They are not fond of my liege's presence."

[greyerrant]

"Then war seems likely to be inevitable, though not the war I was called to fight."

[lovelesswitch]

"This war may be the first and last war during Nero's reign."

[greyerrant]

"Let us make sure it is recorded in history as the First and Only, instead. What forces does Rome have at its disposal at present? I have some idea of the historical nature of the army at Nero's disposal, and it would seem in some regards to have emulated the design of Belka's Legiones Astartes, albeit imperfectly. I would imagine the cost of equipping warriors as I am equipped was... prohibitive."

[lovelesswitch]

The man was a little more idealistic than she gave credit for. In ways, he may be easy to use for her goals. But then again, it doesn't seem like she needs too much incentive to push him towards the correct paths. After all, they were both after the same thing. They were both, in their own ways, loyal to their "masters".

"Embarrassing as it is to admit, the men of the Roman Kingdom lacks in strength compared to the Belkan Empire. We're an agricultural land and most of our soldiers were once from farming communities. They often enlist from Hirawyr.

Of course, that isn't to say we are weak. The lands that Rome sits on are rife with magic."

[greyerrant]

Loyalty is everything to Loken. Loyalty and honor, which is why the summoning of him as a Berserker is so ironic. He was a natural fit as a Saber, an Archer.... but as a raging machine of war, he has been brought to walk the world again. And thus he will be used. Or misused.

"The Belkan Empire was enormous, and took a long time to build. Given time, and proper leadership, I see no reason Rome could not be as strong."