[ Rafa waves his hand. On that point, at least, they can agree. ]
I would not say they do. I would say they care about our gold in their coffers, and our stronger, faster, better soldiers in their ranks. Not to mention that our influence among business and industry is great, thanks to our investment in it for many, many centuries. We were already entrenched in that long before we came out of our coffins.
[ He hates that phrase, but uses it anyway. A roll of his eyes accompanies it. ]
We also picked our timing well. My people had been at war with a race known as the Fae, for a very long time. Their Doors to our world had long been closed, and we guarded them closely, but that magic only lasts for so long. We knew the Doors would open, and feared the Fae would reveal us to the humans on their terms. Instead, we did it ourselves, and found an ally against the invaders. Nothing brings people together like a common enemy.
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I would not say they do. I would say they care about our gold in their coffers, and our stronger, faster, better soldiers in their ranks. Not to mention that our influence among business and industry is great, thanks to our investment in it for many, many centuries. We were already entrenched in that long before we came out of our coffins.
[ He hates that phrase, but uses it anyway. A roll of his eyes accompanies it. ]
We also picked our timing well. My people had been at war with a race known as the Fae, for a very long time. Their Doors to our world had long been closed, and we guarded them closely, but that magic only lasts for so long. We knew the Doors would open, and feared the Fae would reveal us to the humans on their terms. Instead, we did it ourselves, and found an ally against the invaders. Nothing brings people together like a common enemy.