[Keeping it from his family, then? How interesting. How interesting.]
I thought having one dragon in the city was bad enough. [Pepper. No. Moving swiftly on.] I don't speak for the Foreigners, and I don't 'claim' anything. Whether it's you or someone else, I don't think anyone - Foreigner or not - who's affected by the salt to the degree that some of 'us Foreigners' are would be happy to know it's being mysteriously stockpiled.
[He must know that, and maybe he's using this opportunity for a side benefit: as an excuse to get the Foreigners riled up, and perhaps distance himself and the Snakes from their tacit agreement to leave them alone.]
It's not about where we come from, and quite frankly it's not really about you and your secret plan - I'd be just as unhappy with anyone else who made the same announcement. It's about the fact that this stuff can hurt people, that it's hurt me and my friends, so you cannot seriously tell me you're surprised that people are upset that you're not only hoarding a dangerous substance like a super sketch but not telling anyone why. If you'd found some mega beneficial use for the stuff, I see literally no reason for you to hide it. [Pepper sounds like she's just short of growling.] If you want to protect Keeliai so badly, you should stop driving wedges between people - Foreigners, Snakes, Metalworkers, whatever. We all live here now, and this city has been through enough crap. If you really want to protect Keeliai, that means protecting everyone, even if you don't like them very much.
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I thought having one dragon in the city was bad enough. [Pepper. No. Moving swiftly on.] I don't speak for the Foreigners, and I don't 'claim' anything. Whether it's you or someone else, I don't think anyone - Foreigner or not - who's affected by the salt to the degree that some of 'us Foreigners' are would be happy to know it's being mysteriously stockpiled.
[He must know that, and maybe he's using this opportunity for a side benefit: as an excuse to get the Foreigners riled up, and perhaps distance himself and the Snakes from their tacit agreement to leave them alone.]
It's not about where we come from, and quite frankly it's not really about you and your secret plan - I'd be just as unhappy with anyone else who made the same announcement. It's about the fact that this stuff can hurt people, that it's hurt me and my friends, so you cannot seriously tell me you're surprised that people are upset that you're not only hoarding a dangerous substance like a super sketch but not telling anyone why. If you'd found some mega beneficial use for the stuff, I see literally no reason for you to hide it. [Pepper sounds like she's just short of growling.] If you want to protect Keeliai so badly, you should stop driving wedges between people - Foreigners, Snakes, Metalworkers, whatever. We all live here now, and this city has been through enough crap. If you really want to protect Keeliai, that means protecting everyone, even if you don't like them very much.