[ Then he sighs, and lets a little bit of the vamping and camp drop away. He settles back in his chair, and traces the side of his glass, and says: ]
I don't need to lecture you, I'm sure, on what people - or divine beings of light and mystery - are willing to do to win a war, but I'll say it outright anyway: they do whatever they have to. So: they depend on us to fight. God only knows why, but they depend on us. Do you honestly think for even a second that they'll work hard to do the thing that'll make you lay down your arms and go into peaceful retirement? Don't be naive. They'll delay and drag their feet. Not quite ready. Not fully recovered yet. Keep on a little more. Be patient. He'll wake soon. That's not cruelty or ruthlessness - that's just good sense. And if that's not how they operate, if they'll work their utmost to make sure you're satisfied because it's the right thing to do, then this war effort is well and truly fucked.
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Must I? It's so...artless.
[ Then he sighs, and lets a little bit of the vamping and camp drop away. He settles back in his chair, and traces the side of his glass, and says: ]
I don't need to lecture you, I'm sure, on what people - or divine beings of light and mystery - are willing to do to win a war, but I'll say it outright anyway: they do whatever they have to. So: they depend on us to fight. God only knows why, but they depend on us. Do you honestly think for even a second that they'll work hard to do the thing that'll make you lay down your arms and go into peaceful retirement? Don't be naive. They'll delay and drag their feet. Not quite ready. Not fully recovered yet. Keep on a little more. Be patient. He'll wake soon. That's not cruelty or ruthlessness - that's just good sense. And if that's not how they operate, if they'll work their utmost to make sure you're satisfied because it's the right thing to do, then this war effort is well and truly fucked.
[ He drinks a toast to that. ]