hushup I'm almost done. Then one more from Vesves and I think we can timeskip.

Is there a post rule? Like, I can't post again until at least two people have posted after my last post

@Vesuvius00 Technically there was at the start, but I'd say that's irrelevant right now. Everyone's tucked into bed all snug as a bug except Sia and Co and Zakroti and Co.

Ok. I'll post Onyx falling asleep and wait dutifully for the timeskip.

And with that I'm ready and waiting for a timeskip. Goodnight!

Aaaaand now Wolfie and I are writing a collab to get our npcs tucked in for the night too. We'll try to have it up by tonight.

I shall be posting soon.

Ok well, who exactly else needs to post before we timeskip? The timeskip will be to morning and, thanks to the acts of s cultist, may not be so simple as getting into a carriage and riding home...

@agentmanatee I think the only necessary post is me and Wolfie (and we're working on it now, it's just getting looooong) but we'll have it done by tonight.

@agentmanatee
I have no idea what you're talking about.

Besides, Sia killed some people too!

@RomanAria Then, as soon as You two post we will timeskip!

@WilsonTurner Thats Drakken on Drakken, thats fine... its not very Drakken to kill and then run... they aren't just dumb brutes you fooL! Muwhahahahah...

@agentmanatee
How do they know that it wasn't a Drakken? There are all sorts of Drakken. I mean, taking trophies isn't a very Gem thing to do. And besides, what Gem would ever infiltrate the great choosing of stolen Gems?

I mean, are you sure they're not dumb brutes? There are always exceptions to the rule, of course, but the best general description IS brutish.

@WilsonTurner well think about his. Why would a Drakken leave after murdering someone at the bride choosing? There are no repercussions and it's the perfect place to ravage their victims brides

Brutish, and proud. Drakken claim their kills. They may not think it's a gem bur those Drakken who are more than dumb brutes will figure something out.

And brutish hardly means dumb. If they were dumb they wouldn't win so many wars lol

@agentmanatee idk. You can't exactly predict against stupid. Most people assume the enemy is a genius and try to outsmart them, and the dumb people find a way through. At least, that's how it seems in the movies.

It'll happen tomorrow, for sure. I think my collab partner went to sleep and we still have a bit to accomplish. (Not that i blame him for falling asleep... it's 3:00 AM where he is.) But we'll finish tomorrow, for absolute certain.

Glad to see you guys still going strong. :D Sorry for falling off the face of the earth, just been working a ton.

@my Lalia 0.o she... she's alive?! 0.o... I DIDN'T STEAL THE IDEA OH GREAT AND POWERFUL FOUNDER! I BEG Of YOUR FORGIVENESS! *bow's down*

@WilsonTurner well think about his. Why would a Drakken leave after murdering someone at the bride choosing? There are no repercussions and it's the perfect place to ravage their victims brides

Brutish, and proud. Drakken claim their kills. They may not think it's a gem bur those Drakken who are more than dumb brutes will figure something out.

And brutish hardly means dumb. If they were dumb they wouldn't win so many wars lol

The Crown might not hold any charges against them but that doesn't mean other Drakken families might not take justice into their own hands if one of their own or one of their friends is killed because that's how societies with a weak rule of law tend to operate; Blood feuds.

The Crown has a vested interest in ending feuds between noble families as it weakens the state (This was why weregild was so important, it allowed families to settle disputes on a way other than a cycle of murders)

A Drakken might not want to initiate a feud because that would be messy, or he might want to try and spark a feud between other families for his own gain. Plenty of reasons he might not claim the kill. Doesn't mean things won't run smoothly though; As you say, it's not very Drakken and would probably be seen as dishonourable or maybe outright murder (I assume here would be a difference between two lords fighting to the death in a duel at the choosing or in the great hall itself and one lord just straight up barging into anothers bedchamber and stabbing him while he is raping having sex with his bride.)

*sigh*

We really are trying with the collab. We'll work on it some more tomorrow -- it should be done by the end of the day.

(We're at literally 6,000+ words right now and our people are still rambling at each other. This is why it's probably a bad idea to let Aria and Wolfie go at it without someone to keep them in check.)

Edit: PHRASING! >-<

*peeks out*

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