* you've read the reports ah'm sure. not one dead man from combat-relatsd reasons, and not one SOUL in monster possession in two / years /.
* with such strong evidence, what ground does caution have to stand on ?
* for you, maybe. but for many? extermination would sound rather appealing.
[ You stare down at the other. Caution? Really? It has been almost two years of this war and yet not one single man has perished in combat. ]
* one might think yer' PATIENCE wit' all this caution talk.
The moment we stop calling it a / war / is the moment that action becomes meaningless.
( Sitting up from their chair and closing the book with a quirked brow. )
And if we get too cocky it increases the chances of casualties -
* you must have more confidence in your bretheren, marion .
[ You hook your helm on the belt around your waist. You seem to have just gotten back from ... something. ]
* humans would never die to the likes of them. i hesitate to even call this a war, to be quite frank .
They silently peek up from the page - waving to the other with a grin.
" Mmmm. . . Just how the war's going, is all - though no casualties have been reported, I fear for the ones that don't get back to us in time. "