Batista,

You put far too much thought into a simple statement. Perhaps I should
have been more specific.

I don't justify making premeditated alliances with Chaos. In fact, I
firmly oppose it. When I decide to aid Eleusis in fighting off a
Mhaldorian attack force, and an Ashtani soldier just happens to be there
as well, I'm not going to suddenly forsake my Eleusian allies because of
this war. The Ashtani soldier happens to share a common ally, but that
does not make us friends, nor does it mean the "alliance" was
premeditated.

On the subject of Freedom, allow me to illustrate my thoughts. To put it
simply, I believe that people should be allowed the Freedom to live
their lives as they see fit. If I didn't, there would be no Innocents
and I would not be fighting for any sort of purpose. On the other side
of that coin, however, there comes a point where Freedom becomes
irresponsible and people would abuse the Freedom they have to take away
the Freedom of others or endanger their lives (including the very fabric
of Creation). It is an extremely thin line that I see crossed far too
often.

Don't be surprised when you see enemies fighting a common foe, even
though they are at war. There is a valid side to Freedom that I would
defend, myself, and this is the side that opposes Evil. I make no plans
to fight alongside an enemy, but when I happen to be caught in a
situation where I am facing a more loathed foe in the defense of an ally
(and former home), I'll happily make the choice to see it through,
regardless of whom I may be working alongside. We've seen plenty of
instances where enemies happen to be fighting on the same end of the
battlefield against a common foe, an example being Slith's numerous
attacks on Sapience. Perhaps Eleusis has many allies who would put its
immediate defense above other conflicts at the time, or perhaps Mhaldor
is simply hated by most people.

-Neuroi Op'Shae-Yuridja

Penned by my hand on the 3rd of Valnuary, in the year 464 AF.