He takes in all the information. He's not unfamiliar with Ardyn's type. Far from it. He knows it better than he would ever prefer.
"I will take this information on board, but I request that all of you please treat your time here as a blank slate. What you do here is what will shape my true opinions. That said, I hope I am absolutely clear when I say that I am not a fool. Any serious crimes committed here will be dealt with by myself, should you be lucky. I am not a tyrant and the rest of the people of this continent have their own rules and laws, and I can only do so much for you if you get into trouble with one of the city-states." He clears his throat. "Furthermore, they may not want to provide us help or access if we are ill-behaved. What one individual does affects us all. I implore you all to consider yourself a community here. We must help each other if we are to get through this."
He casts Absinthe a reassuring smile, appreciating that she was trying to help at the very least.
"At the end of the day, I want to be a resource to you all, not a disciplinary. I want to come to know everyone and be able to offer you whatever help I can in your time here."
"OH HE KILLED A BUNCH OF PEOPLE" sent me
"I will take this information on board, but I request that all of you please treat your time here as a blank slate. What you do here is what will shape my true opinions. That said, I hope I am absolutely clear when I say that I am not a fool. Any serious crimes committed here will be dealt with by myself, should you be lucky. I am not a tyrant and the rest of the people of this continent have their own rules and laws, and I can only do so much for you if you get into trouble with one of the city-states." He clears his throat. "Furthermore, they may not want to provide us help or access if we are ill-behaved. What one individual does affects us all. I implore you all to consider yourself a community here. We must help each other if we are to get through this."
He casts Absinthe a reassuring smile, appreciating that she was trying to help at the very least.
"At the end of the day, I want to be a resource to you all, not a disciplinary. I want to come to know everyone and be able to offer you whatever help I can in your time here."