But then they will hide it after. They will duck their heads and they will make excuses.
[Ravka knew nothing but war and strife, the famine that swept the nation every century or so. The shortsightedness of the reigning tsar and his equally useless family. The treasury loses more gold than they could possibly gain from selling crops to Kerch or Novyi Zem.
The crown turning a blind eye to the slave markets and the trade of Grisha because it means more gold for himself and his endless parade of balls.
Because it fuels the wheels of war.
And on the station, they would murder hundreds to save a handful. Mourning only those who's lives touched their own, so hypocritically.]
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[Ravka knew nothing but war and strife, the famine that swept the nation every century or so. The shortsightedness of the reigning tsar and his equally useless family. The treasury loses more gold than they could possibly gain from selling crops to Kerch or Novyi Zem.
The crown turning a blind eye to the slave markets and the trade of Grisha because it means more gold for himself and his endless parade of balls.
Because it fuels the wheels of war.
And on the station, they would murder hundreds to save a handful. Mourning only those who's lives touched their own, so hypocritically.]
Most men would lie. But not you.