Ah. [Claude grimaces a little. Of course - Felix has already mentioned his brother. But as someone who didn't know Felix until after Glenn was already long dead...it's easy to forget Felix wasn't always the intended heir to the Fraldarius title.] That's true, sorry. But you get what I mean, right?
As for whether I enjoy it... [Claude chuckles.] Well, I definitely wouldn't say I hate it! I think it's safe to say I enjoy the prize more than the game, though. Things going smoothly, people happy and cared for, battles avoided, stuff like that. And it's like I told Dimitri - if you want the results, then to some degree you also definitely want everything that goes into getting the results. Not everyone who gardens enjoys getting their hands dirty, but if they love flowers enough, then it's worth it in the end. That's why they get their hands dirty anyway.
[Without thinking about it, he puts his hands behind his head again.] As for me...I have even grander goals beyond just keeping people fed and happy and safe - all of which require good management, by the way. But you can't build to lofty dreams on crumbling foundations, I know that much. So you work your way up, one step after another, getting the smallest goals achieved, which feed into the bigger ones, which feed into bigger ones still...and if you keep doing that enough, then anything's possible.
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Date: 2021-01-01 07:16 am (UTC)As for whether I enjoy it... [Claude chuckles.] Well, I definitely wouldn't say I hate it! I think it's safe to say I enjoy the prize more than the game, though. Things going smoothly, people happy and cared for, battles avoided, stuff like that. And it's like I told Dimitri - if you want the results, then to some degree you also definitely want everything that goes into getting the results. Not everyone who gardens enjoys getting their hands dirty, but if they love flowers enough, then it's worth it in the end. That's why they get their hands dirty anyway.
[Without thinking about it, he puts his hands behind his head again.] As for me...I have even grander goals beyond just keeping people fed and happy and safe - all of which require good management, by the way. But you can't build to lofty dreams on crumbling foundations, I know that much. So you work your way up, one step after another, getting the smallest goals achieved, which feed into the bigger ones, which feed into bigger ones still...and if you keep doing that enough, then anything's possible.