AceassinOfTheMoon

With the evening hours getting late, the library was a much quieter place. Most of the people had gone already, and there were just a few people left browsing the ...

[We need to like get some plot in here somehow XD] Yllathaea nodded slowly. "Do you think pirates like sweet leaf? Maybe we could bribe them to leave us alone ...

"That explains a lot about why this is going nowhere, honestly."

Yllathaea made a squeaking noise that could only be written as "Hlksjdflkdsjf!!!!" then cleared her throat. "Ahem. Back to the topic on hand."

You probably shouldn't do drugs even if your doctor says to if you're a fairy, though. The fae are not known for their sanity at the best of times, and ...

"I would ABSOLUTELY care for some sweet leaf!" Yllathaea said. Did she sound too excited? Maybe she sounded too excited. Don't do drugs, kids. They aren't that exciting.

"Hmm. No, you're right. As soon as we give someone a taste of power, they're not going to let it go, even after the crisis is resolved, so 'normal' isn't ...

Yllathaea shrugged. "We've gotten along pretty well so far without a permanent leader, why should we change that now? I vote that we resolve the pirate crisis and go back ...

[ hhhhhh I just wanna write the pirates (that I am in no way too attached to already) and it's not even eleven pm for me yet, don't @ me ...

"Why do we need a figurehead, though? Wouldn't it be better to just... find a group of sensible people?" [ is it bad that I'm rooting for the pirates more ...

"Easily swayed, yet not so easily swayed that they'll go with the most popular decision." Yllathaea nodded thoughtfully. "I don't believe I know anyone of that description."

"So we're looking for someone easily swayed by the will of the people then, yeah?"

"'One person's mind can be convinced to seek wisdom'?" Yllathaea repeated. "And who'd be doing the convincing, then?"

Yllathaea nodded. "Well. Any widely respected citizens around that everyone can agree would be a good leader?"

"So what you're telling me is that most people find having their town ravaged by pirates, everything that isn't nailed down stolen, and being terrorized, captured, and killed better than ...