I suppose it's just that my duty to my country doesn't disappear when I'm away from home.
[Yor isn't particularly hungry, but when Vex beckons her she stands and follows her into the kitchen. It's best not to be rude, after all.
Still, it's... clear to Yor that Vex doesn't understand the stakes of Yor's job.]
Do you know what it's like to be a civilian during wartime, Miss Vex? To lose your parents, and not know where your next meal is going to come from? Have you ever been so hungry that you had to crawl through the ruins of your neighbor's house, hoping to find some canned goods?
[Gingerly, she accepts one of the mugs of ale from off of the counter. Hopefully it is what Vex says it is - but even if it's poisoned, Yor knows that she'll probably be fine.]
Have you ever had to tell your little brother to wait outside, because you couldn't bear for him to see what an artillery shell did to the body of the elderly woman that used to bake him cookies?
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[Yor isn't particularly hungry, but when Vex beckons her she stands and follows her into the kitchen. It's best not to be rude, after all.
Still, it's... clear to Yor that Vex doesn't understand the stakes of Yor's job.]
Do you know what it's like to be a civilian during wartime, Miss Vex? To lose your parents, and not know where your next meal is going to come from? Have you ever been so hungry that you had to crawl through the ruins of your neighbor's house, hoping to find some canned goods?
[Gingerly, she accepts one of the mugs of ale from off of the counter. Hopefully it is what Vex says it is - but even if it's poisoned, Yor knows that she'll probably be fine.]
Have you ever had to tell your little brother to wait outside, because you couldn't bear for him to see what an artillery shell did to the body of the elderly woman that used to bake him cookies?