87 They are Dumb. And Na?ve. (2/2)
KRASH
He kicked wide open the reinforced gate, projecting everywhere some shards of wood. To resist the assault of many creatures, the gate was not simply made of wood, but also tightly linked by some pelt skins. But all those preparations were naught in front of absolute power. Instead of even fighting back and trying to attack the giant in armor that stood in the middle of their village, the trolls just slowly backed off.
They were still protecting the children and those that couldn't defend themselves. But not even the bravest hunters left the protective circle to personally injure the monster that threatened them. Before he truly massacred someone, Leilade made sure that the Akûl knew what to do.
”Ymir, we are here to talk. You can maim, injure or remove a limb, but do not kill.”
The demon merely nodded, before beginning to talk in their language. The trolls were all stumbled to hear the familiar language leaving the mouth of their enemy. Two were not surprised by this, but by the fact that suddenly, everyone could converse with them. Normally, only the dark humans were capable of that, but in a month, they had already met two other groups capable of the same deed.
Ymir explained that he was here for … At that time, after presenting himself and beginning to show off, he stopped and mentally asked Leilade why they were here. He had already been tortured by the fact that he had to learn forcefully that language the same way he learned about the memories of the dead after their arrival. Maybe because of this, he forgot their plan.
”We are here because … hold up for a second.” She terminated the connexion and asked the Viscount why they were here.
(It was not my plan. Davion said that there was a troll tribe, and then, you decided to go. For no reason. I thought that you had at least an idea, but it looks like I was wrong. So, Outlander, you can either make them submit to the rule of Ymir. Or, you can converse with them as allies, even if their pitiful strength will not be very helpful. But, their skeletons would make some fine undead for Malakov.)
Hearing the rant of the soul residing inside her mind, she explained the two choices to Ymir. And asked him to choose. In the end, the unfortunate Akûl that was not in charge of anything besides killing had to make a vital choice. The worst part was the fact that if he failed to accomplish his task, he knew that Malakov will not let him off for at least a year or so. As for Leilade, she will be displeased, but why did she choose him for that?
Feeling wronged even when he had done nothing bad, Ymir decided to not act like a tyrant. He never had a choice in all the world he fought on, and always had to kill everyone he saw until they surrendered. So, he wanted to see what could happen if he tried to be friendly. The more he talked about the greatness of his rule, the more he noticed that it was efficient. Especially when he said that they will never run out of food.
Hearing this, Leilade had a stiff smile. This was the truth for the five living beings and the horde of undead. But if they had to feed all those trolls, they couldn't do it at all. Of course, Ymir didn't understand that since he never asked for this, but anyone with a brain would have seen that they had no farms or such. Feeling a bit pressured and hating that, she was adamant on not having her reputation fall because she trusted Ymir for one simple thing.
”MALAKOV! I want you to create an underground farm right now. It should be able to feed at least 100 … 200 … 500 humans. It is your utmost priority!”
”Yes, Empress. May I ask why?”
”No.”
Not wanting to talk about that any longer, she saw that the hunters had already lowered their spears and where looking earnestly at Ymir. Because she was talking with Malakov, she didn't see what happened, and could only ask what the Akûl had done.
(Not a lot. Strangely, he is extremely efficient at convincing those lowly lifeforms to join him. I think that they are just profoundly and fundamentally dumb. And naïve. The only reason why they survived is that they are only facing monsters and animals. If someone else besides the White Hand had arrived, he could have swindled them from all their treasures easily. Maybe that Organization felt that they were more useful here, by providing them with rare resources for free, basically. All in all, this mission was doomed to be a success.)