The last statement makes Archie twitch after a moment. With your life.
"I dunno if thinking of it in terms of debt is fair at all." A pause. "In my time, we're at war. Not one we declared, either, and not one to keep a hand on a few rambunctious colonies. France wants to tear down all monarchies since chopping the head off its own, and we stand between them and our less-capable allies. As well as our own king."
And by king, of course, he means every single solitary person under him as well.
"I don't think it has anything to do with debt, when it comes to that. If it were really in terms of debt, Britannia would owe us more than it could ever pay. Not that it even tries."
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"I dunno if thinking of it in terms of debt is fair at all." A pause. "In my time, we're at war. Not one we declared, either, and not one to keep a hand on a few rambunctious colonies. France wants to tear down all monarchies since chopping the head off its own, and we stand between them and our less-capable allies. As well as our own king."
And by king, of course, he means every single solitary person under him as well.
"I don't think it has anything to do with debt, when it comes to that. If it were really in terms of debt, Britannia would owe us more than it could ever pay. Not that it even tries."