In a lot of ways, Equestria was blessed. There had been wars, there had been disasters, there were monsters and evil...but perhaps because Sunset was a pony, or perhaps it was the blessing of her world as a whole, but widespread bloodshed was very uncommon. It was something she's had to get used to, the more she saw worlds beyond.
As Leia spoke, she could only feel pain for her. She knew what it was like to lose a home permanently in the form of dead parents and a closed portal, but not the destruction of a planet. "I'm sorry," she said. "I know there's nothing that can be said in the face of that, but I wish there was." Because its far too large for that.
"I know not everyone can be reached. Even the Magic of Friendship knows that sometimes people won't accept compassion. And maybe they can't be. I'm not going to risk the safety of innocent people for that, I know that isn't always an option. A choice has to be made in the moment to protect people," she said and glanced at Loki, squeezing his hand again, before looking at Leia again. "But...if I have an opportunity to try, to make them see there is another way because sometimes people just don't see....I want to try. That's all."
She takes a deep breath and let's it out. "But it sounds like we're still vague on where this person might be. So, helping those we can see does sound best." She looked at Raven and nodded. "That would be appreciated, if its subtle. I can teleport....but I have to be a unicorn and it comes with an awful lot of sparkles. Both of which aren't inconspicuous."
She looked at Anan. "I can be a friendly face. Offer understanding to get them out and if that fails, Equestrian ponies are adorable. Cute is pretty effective at calming people. So, if we can find the higher ups, I can try to break through to them. Loki could earn trust through the ranks and hopefully I could make more him allies while we're looking to find the one in the center..."
She paused, looking at Tidus and then at the table, tapping her chin. "We may also want to find the places with the strongest 'role' influence. Like those rooms. There's a lot of illusions, where things are less then we perceive them, but if there's a supposed safe haven for them, it'll probably have a lot of those in proximity."
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As Leia spoke, she could only feel pain for her. She knew what it was like to lose a home permanently in the form of dead parents and a closed portal, but not the destruction of a planet. "I'm sorry," she said. "I know there's nothing that can be said in the face of that, but I wish there was." Because its far too large for that.
"I know not everyone can be reached. Even the Magic of Friendship knows that sometimes people won't accept compassion. And maybe they can't be. I'm not going to risk the safety of innocent people for that, I know that isn't always an option. A choice has to be made in the moment to protect people," she said and glanced at Loki, squeezing his hand again, before looking at Leia again. "But...if I have an opportunity to try, to make them see there is another way because sometimes people just don't see....I want to try. That's all."
She takes a deep breath and let's it out. "But it sounds like we're still vague on where this person might be. So, helping those we can see does sound best." She looked at Raven and nodded. "That would be appreciated, if its subtle. I can teleport....but I have to be a unicorn and it comes with an awful lot of sparkles. Both of which aren't inconspicuous."
She looked at Anan. "I can be a friendly face. Offer understanding to get them out and if that fails, Equestrian ponies are adorable. Cute is pretty effective at calming people. So, if we can find the higher ups, I can try to break through to them. Loki could earn trust through the ranks and hopefully I could make more him allies while we're looking to find the one in the center..."
She paused, looking at Tidus and then at the table, tapping her chin. "We may also want to find the places with the strongest 'role' influence. Like those rooms. There's a lot of illusions, where things are less then we perceive them, but if there's a supposed safe haven for them, it'll probably have a lot of those in proximity."