#baronyofthesilverwolf

"Demesne and all."

"There are limits, even a king must beware of da'an's power, fate has it's way, and the land and the ruler are one. In some ways, power is limiting in that too. A King shouldn't just give a 'shit' because it's right, but because it's in his own interest too. Ever read or watch the last unicorn?"

“The French had a way to deal with kings they didn't agree with…”

"Oh yeah, Tale of Two Cities is on the reading list..."

"Fft" she shrugs "The French Revolution got out of control quite quickly and became historical evidence that you don't need kings to have tyranny. Read up on the reign of terror, and bear in mind how the 'republic' soon turned into an empire with an emperor again, stopped only by a kingdom"

"Didn't they invent metric?"

"A french man did.. one who later would help restore the house of Bourbon"

"Metric is logical."

"Going from imperial units to metric can be fercacta. Like furlongs."

"Oh I don't mind the metric system, I do mind massive beheadings of anyone who doesn't swear loyalty to the committee, Citizen"

the last a bit droll, but she smiles "THat said, I wouldn't know how to measure things in 'stones' and not everyone has a foot the size of 12 inches. So yes, go metric"