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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The city was beautiful? In a way, it was. There was no doubting the aesthetic beauty of Cam, as the Goddess of Nature blessed the people with fertile lands and a wonderful climate that kept the vegetation around them in good condition year around. And there were good people here, yes. Arioch knew of the other side of the kingdom, those who were considered second class citizens and lived in such bad conditions that many people who were 'fortunate' enough to have a child usually killed their child so it was one less mouth to feed. She knew that she wasn't the first child that her parents had, but she was the only one who was alive now. For Arioch, that was a very disturbing reality that she could never forget. She would have loved to see an end to it, an end to the violence and the mistreatment of those from the Lowlands, but there was little chance such change would come anytime soon.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"None taken. I wholeheartedly agree. We can be stubborn, and a bit selfish. Though I still believe that sitting back and doing nothing is pointless. 'Tis a shame that such a heavy burden falls on those who are without the power to make things happen now. We are but knights, soldiers, no politicians. But it 'tis we who see what needs to be done, how it will be we who go around seeking the aid of others to help in our quest. Well. . .I am just someone of less than common birth who met a bit of luck to get where I am. Perhaps you could do something more than any of the rest of us could? Asking for aid as not only a knight, but as a member of a royal family would surely get the attention of our rulers," </span>Arioch said. A manipulative method? Of course. But if it was something that needed to be done, it needed to be done. When dealing with nobles, one had to play the game of politics.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"I'm sure she just wants to do something that will bring the two of you closer together. I can't imagine that you two have been able to have that much of a bond if you were sent off to be a knight and she was raised to take the throne of your homeland,"</span> Arioch replied. It was an honest opinion on her part. Women often did such things and bonded with one another. She merely thought that, perhaps, Altima's sister wished to get closer with her, and wanted to use this experience as something to bring the two of them a bit closer? Maybe put them in a place where it was easier for them to bond? or trap them into speaking with each other? <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"You are right though, it is a bit difficult to imagine a knight dressed up in a fancy gown," </span>she mused, think a bit further on what her companion said.[/list:u]</li>
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