Tea
I worked late, so just snacky stuff for tea.
"'It's just the sort of underhand cunning thing they'd do', said Colon.
'Paying us to kill them?' said Nobby.
'Ah, you see, some Klatchian nob get topped here, and then they can send a snotty note saying 'You killed our big nob, you foreign nephews of dogs, this means was!' See? A perfect excuse.'
'Do you need and excuse to have a war?' said Nobby. I mean, who for? Can't you just say 'You got lots of cash and land but I've got a big sword so divvy up right now, chop chop?' That's what I'd do,' said Corporal Nobbs, military strategist. 'And I wouldn't even say that until after I'd attacked." - Terrry Pratchett, Jingo
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