The princess sighs and shrugs slightly, "I could wish that such had been the case, but I often get the feeling that it was less a matter of defending individuals than perhaps an idea of how our lives should be.  A lesser lord decided to take the people of his island and split them away from our kingdom.  Such wasn't unheard of, but...not since unity was achieved had anyone done so.  My father attempted to negotiate a return, but...he refused.  My squadron of ornithopters was deployed as part of the military movement to bring them back more forcefully.  Eventually the nobles son ceded to us, but...only because of the wrath brought against the house of his father.  I do not know what would have happened if we hadn't, only that I sometimes dream of those nights and shredder-bombs dropped on the city."<br/><br/>She looks at the food a moment and shakes her head slightly, "I believe that I am sated for the moment.  But I will wait for you to finish."