Daegsatz sighed, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. Nero, generally speaking, kept his political views to himself, a trait that Daegsatz and the rest of the crew of the Forte appreciated. Pirates being pirates, the concerns of the oppressed and the severity of social injustices, perceived or real, did not really matter to them so long as they did not feel the direct effects. Suffice to say, it was more of a concern to Daegsatz on an average day about whether or not the new crewmembers have gotten the black powder wet or if there was enough rum to last a trip. Nero understood and respected that simplicity, and had never let his politics get in the way of keeping the men under his command fed and paid.
It was a simple policy that the Roegadyn had followed since he'd served under Vail: keep coin in the pocket, food in the belly, loyalty in the crew, and everything else was so much gravy.
And now it seemed that Nero's politics was being extended to Roen.Â
"I be tellin' ye before that I not be one fer gossip, an' that be true," the Sea Wolf said hesitantly. As much as he wanted to assuage the paladin's concerns, Daegsatz was nonetheless a principled man, and did his best to adhere to those principles. "I not be tryin'a keep things from ye 'cause I don't trust ye, lass, it be out of respect fer me captain." He sighed again, the heave escaping from his lips like bellows being stepped on. "I s'pose I can tell ye this much, lass. Ye must've seen it; beneath ev'ry jest an' smile, there be anger. And where there be anger, there be pain."
Daegsatz coughed into his arm, glancing at Roen. "If'n Nero be engagin' in...somethin' desperate, it be because 'e's found th' alternatives lackin'."
It was a simple policy that the Roegadyn had followed since he'd served under Vail: keep coin in the pocket, food in the belly, loyalty in the crew, and everything else was so much gravy.
And now it seemed that Nero's politics was being extended to Roen.Â
"I be tellin' ye before that I not be one fer gossip, an' that be true," the Sea Wolf said hesitantly. As much as he wanted to assuage the paladin's concerns, Daegsatz was nonetheless a principled man, and did his best to adhere to those principles. "I not be tryin'a keep things from ye 'cause I don't trust ye, lass, it be out of respect fer me captain." He sighed again, the heave escaping from his lips like bellows being stepped on. "I s'pose I can tell ye this much, lass. Ye must've seen it; beneath ev'ry jest an' smile, there be anger. And where there be anger, there be pain."
Daegsatz coughed into his arm, glancing at Roen. "If'n Nero be engagin' in...somethin' desperate, it be because 'e's found th' alternatives lackin'."
