Lively Debate|Raynham, Reave

[Devon]

Connor enters the tavern fresh off one of his jobs in the other nations. With a weary sigh he sits down at the bar and orders a drink. Sipping the drink slowly he soaks in the sights and sounds of the tavern like a sponge. From drunken songs, to dancing women, and topics of discussion between the men in town. Turning around in his stool Connor pays particular attention to one of the conversations going on.

Two men seated at a table are arguing back and forth over the state of Reave to a growing crowd.

Man 1 shakes his head knowingly, "Reave has a had a real turn around we're doing a lot better off in the world than we ever did from our old days as Lacuna."

Man 2 snorts, "True we are much better off, but don't you get sick of the treatment we're getting? I think we've paid enough for the sins of our forefathers but the rest of the world is still weary when a Clear enters the room. If we were truly better off the world wouldn't fear us as much as they do."

Man 1 stands up and shouts. "Its a necessary hardship for us to deal with. It'll make us a stronger people! Besides, Naurorod helped us rebuild."

Man 2 stands up as well and now the crowd as started join in on each side adding fuel to the fire. "Necessary hardship!? Spoken like a man who thinks we got what we deserved in Lacuna!"

The crowd behind the second man roars with approval of his statement while the other side behind the first man boo and jeer. Connor, fed up with the yelling and seeing the two men are close to fighting decides to step in. "Pipe down!" Slamming his fists down on the table hard, he gets the crowd's attention. "You're both just being drunken idiots. It isn't like you plan on changing anything. So why don't you just sit down!"The two men calmed themselves and went home to sleep off their drunken state.

Connor turns around and goes to sit in a corner by himself to enjoy the rest of his drink. ~..He had a point though..everywhere I go I get stares and whispers just because of where I'm from.. Those fools might not do anything to change it, but I will.~

[Devon]

The next day Connor anxiously paces around Reave's town square. He wore his Sunday best to look as professional as he could and in front of him was a box for him to stand on to help his voice reach more people.

Standing on top of the box he starts his speech to the people. "Friends of Reave, I come to you as your neighbor and a traveling worker who has a problem. Everywhere I go I get dark looks, cold stares, harsh tones, and people even walk the other side of the road to avoid me. All because I'm a Clear. The war didn't start on my choosing and I don't like the idea of enslaving people. Even though we've paid for our sins the world either doesn't think its enough or just doesn't want to give us a chance. I say we petition our leaders to bring about a change!"

Connor grows silent and looks out over the people who have gathered hoping some come to join his cause.

[adris]

Avani had come upon the gathering and stared curiously at the man Conner. Its not that his heart wasn't in the right place, she just felt that his ideas fell short. She let him speak though until he found himself finished and replied herself.

"That is a lovely reason why good sir, but what I don't grasp is the how. What are the leaders going to do after you petition them? Ask the world to respect clears more? Forgive me for speaking out but I believe your politicians are working as hard as they can on this issue, I alongside them giving whatever experiance and worldview I can."

Avani had become a comfortable citizen of Reave, she didn't even consider the fact the mob could turn on her if she said something they don't agree with. She also kept the faith that due to the tone of the man's speech, these people were far from being a mob yet. She would rather just keep trouble away from Trevor and Jhall if she could help it.

[Devon]

"You're right..I am just a simple man. I don't have the mind for politics, but I want to be treated fairly in the world and not be judged for what fools before me have done. Is wanting the reassurance that our leaders are trying to help so bad?"

[adris]

Avani shook her head to the negative, wanting your fair place in the world isn't so wrong. But the fact that she is here is one symbol of the improvements the clears have made, she is still a powerful two sign and she feels perfectly save in the town.

"Your leaders have recently made pacts with Humontis, and I'm going to try to help them with Lya and maybe even Cascata if she will see me. Feel free to ask him about his attempts to improve the world view of Reave, I'm just pleading with you to respect the process at the same time."

She would say to hold elections, but as long as she has been here she never really knew how the clears did thier politics. She heard somewhere Jhall was simply chosen by the dragon, which is an excellent system of government on the condition that every time the town needs a new leader a divine entity will visit and choose someone.