[No worries! It's a lot of threads going on right now and I'm sorry I didn't clarify that earlier. We're about to roll over into a new move anyhow.]
Gerae bites his lip. "That's not the whole of who we are," he says, very earnest. "I mean--yes. There are things that aren't pleasant. Fatally not pleasant. But the Liozh provide us guidelines and we do try to take care of our citizens." He flushes suddenly. "Even if I'm not the best model of behavior myself. No offense taken, in any case."
[As far as Alaric can tell, Gerae is pretty sincere about the "our society has a few warts but has its benefits overall" stance despite the fact that his niece ran afoul of a heresy charge; see also this reference.]
Re: here is a tiny dragon for you!
Gerae bites his lip. "That's not the whole of who we are," he says, very earnest. "I mean--yes. There are things that aren't pleasant. Fatally not pleasant. But the Liozh provide us guidelines and we do try to take care of our citizens." He flushes suddenly. "Even if I'm not the best model of behavior myself. No offense taken, in any case."
[As far as Alaric can tell, Gerae is pretty sincere about the "our society has a few warts but has its benefits overall" stance despite the fact that his niece ran afoul of a heresy charge; see also this reference.]