â€œYou knowâ€¦instead of all the destruction and explosions along with the pitchforks and villagers, why donâ€™t we simply request our way through? It never hurts to askâ€¦"<br/><br/>The way Kora thought was beautifully naive, or at least predisposed towards peace. The only healer he met that was different was a veteran of the Rebellion, and Windel swore never to get within 10 metres of her after what she did to the mercenaries they were hired to track down. He could get used to Kora's personality much more easily than a sadistic healer's.<br/><br/>"I know Vine. If their tradition is based around sacrificing one non-human a year or doom their children to death and their harvest to dust, appealing to their better nature isn't an option. We don't have to kill except in self-defence." said Windel, shaking his head slowly. The idea of killing villagers wasn't one he could internalise that quickly, despite Vine's impressions on him. Illises's and so many other towns' traditions fell to the wayside with Kaganax. Vine was lucky enough to be too small to bother and even easier to bribe.<br/><br/>"We really have little choice. Unless we provide another non-human for them to sacrifice..." Windel turned towards Jahan with a wry smile.