Vasili allows himself to relax a little further. "Would he feel better about the calibans if they were coming here not as recruits...but as prisoners?" he suggests. "I didn't want to burden him with all my speculations, but I did say that empty space could be a salable commodity, and holding prisoners would be one use of the empty space. If we could start rounding up calibans living in the wilderness, I'm sure most or all of them have done something worthy of a hard labor sentence. With some support from the church or the Autark, you could end up getting paid to house them and get the benefit of their work."Nathan of the FoS wrote:He sighs, then says, "I can't imagine Uncle will be too excited about recruiting calibans and dwarves...well, calibans anyway, the dwarves aren't as problematic. But we need the money. The Name knows, we need the money."
Leila hops down and arrives at the floor a giant lynx to pad alongside her master.
"Dear one, you've already bent your friend's ear with your cleverness," she purred. "Surely such talk can wait until the Jarenberg calls upon you again."
She flashes a winsome smile up at Vasili and Renhalt, inviting someone to change the subject.