[center][h1][color=silver]Lucas[/color][/h1][/center]
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[i]Did he always have the subtly of a brick or is that new?[/i] 
He replies to Rodin first a hint of a smile on his face as he meets cousin's gaze, [color=silver]"No need to apoligse cousin, I'm just glad not to be the only one, as for that little slip of the tongue, four years with the heavy infantry was quite educational."[/color] The smile drops [color=silver]"Well, among the few survivors anyway."[/color] with that he turns to Ferrucio [color=silver]"As for why we're subtle, it's like Rodin says, accusations of madness will be far harder to escape than the accusations of incompetence we will no doubt soon dispel. Nor, honestly, do I know what to advise if we could get them to listen, unless you discovered some secret weakness we all died before anyone could use, they'd likely crush us as easily as the last time. But you know what I do know? How to get stronger than any of us were last time."[/color]