"...There are a few reasons. But the core of it is: It's the risk of having a monarchy," she says, "If the ruler is nice, everyone is happy. But if the king wants to sacrifice half the population to Rolep - that's just an example - he<span style="font-style: italic">can</span>give the order, and some underlings will follow it. Of course, most people will oppose him immediately... but in this case, he's done an effective job of getting people who matter on his side."<br/><br/>"Eliminating this religion was a<span style="font-style: italic">tactical move</span>, ordered by the higher-ups. And since we underestimated them, we thought it was a good mission for the new recruits," she glared at the one other survivor, who winced, "But as you saw, they're a bunch of thugs who joined because they liked the thought of lording over people, without a tactical bone in their body. No surprise: stupidity is the most common root of evil. Maybe this one is actually capable of<span style="font-style: italic">learning</span>."<br/><br/>"We're leaving. I'd suggest you avoid future skirmishes."