[Filtered: Les Amis (including Temeraire, and yes, you too, Courfeyrac's Puppy),

[solo_patria]

[Enjolras stares out at the camera, his expression set and his eyes hard. It would be clear, likely, to those who know him, that he is not handling the Empresses's (yeah, he'd disrespect you equally if you were a emperor; he just can't get behind the gendered terms in his mind)announcement well. In truth, he wants to go out and break something or set it on fire, or some other urge he has ever repressed, and will continue to do so. To think of THAT coming home, to the people. No.

Full understanding's dawned now, and that understanding is horrifying, dizzying, and there is but one way that Enjolras can think to even begin dealing with it. When he speaks, his voice is grave, the tones used on the barricade, though modulated for this moment at least.]

And so we learn the way of it at last.

Might we all speak together soon? I...am in need of all of you and what actions that we may plan to take.

[And, in a rare display of actual anger, saved up perhaps, from Gavroche, along with other things, brought to light by the threat to Patria, he's slamming a fist down, HARD, upon his desk, enough that he sees a crack left behind, though that does not really help. The last time anyone has seen him give in to something like this would be July of 1830, but he's done it as it is.]

We fight for France, and the people again. There is no question of it. But in the matter of how, I am outclassed. Might the rest of you have some thoughts? Please begin considering them until the group of us may meet.

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[dracobin]

It is difficult enough to approach cities, without a great many people get cross, or worse; and it costs a great deal to host galas at the covert, pleasant though they are. And even then, people are liable to treat you as if you are only a horse, or a very large parrot; it should be much easier to win support for our cause through a paper, I think. Does it cost very much, to have something printed so?

[solo_patria]

Generally, I should not think it would cost too much at that. It depends on a number of things like length and choices for the print style as well. At home, we usually all contributed something to the cost to buy more copies. You might be able to do something of the same.

[What Temeraire has just described sounds pretty terrible and Enjolras is frowning a little at that.]

I dare say you are much more than a horse or parrot, Temeraire, and that even they deserve respect of a sort, though not the civil liberties that beings who reason do, of course.

[Let's all just be glad Black Beauty won't be written for a number of years past Enjolras's time or he might be encouraging Temeraire to write a novel here.]

[dracobin]

Oh, naturally we shall all chip in: but we shall have to ensure we receive our due share of prize-money to spend, first, and failing in that our captains shall have to do it for us.

[He reflects that it is very likely they shall need to get their captains to do most everything for them to begin with: but it is the principle of the thing, in the end.]

Well, I have never met a parrot, so I cannot speak for them, but of course horses deserve our respect, for being so very tasty.

[solo_patria]

Ah good thinking, certainly. I would assume it could be done, easily enough considering the prizes that you take.

[Well yes, they'd have to do the negotiating and such, that's true. Or at least find one captain willing to carry that out. But yes, principles.

Okay, and Enjolras hides a grin at the bit about horses being tasty.]

...I suppose that is as good a reason as any, certainly.