She mulled this information over. Sollux has said he had been imprisoned for nearly half a sweep. Who knew what he had undergone in that time.
"Yes, what happened to him must have been terrible," No exactly encouraging words, but she went on, "the alternative, however, was for him to become a slave. Another drone, another casualty added to the heaps the Empire has and does not care about."
She closed her eyes for a moment, idly tracing a finger over the rim of her glass.
"As a leader your people need to trust you and your decisions. It seems you already have that with at least a couple people, which is more difficult to obtain that one might think." She thought she had it. Clearly she had been wrong since her followers hadn't trusted her decision enough to let her begin sermonizing. Had they, she wouldn't be here to begin with.
"At the same time, you also need to trust those who follow you. Trust in their knowledge that things can go wrong. Whether it is escaping from a planet, leading a single mission as a hero, trying to change the mindset of a single person or overturning someone's rule there are many dangers and possibilities that no one could even imagine. They know this, and it is their choice to take that risk."
She sighed. She was rambling, wasn't she? "I guess the point I'm getting to is not to let a single instance define you. I apologize if I am being insensitive in saying that, but leadership, like most everything else needs to be learned."
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"Yes, what happened to him must have been terrible," No exactly encouraging words, but she went on, "the alternative, however, was for him to become a slave. Another drone, another casualty added to the heaps the Empire has and does not care about."
She closed her eyes for a moment, idly tracing a finger over the rim of her glass.
"As a leader your people need to trust you and your decisions. It seems you already have that with at least a couple people, which is more difficult to obtain that one might think." She thought she had it. Clearly she had been wrong since her followers hadn't trusted her decision enough to let her begin sermonizing. Had they, she wouldn't be here to begin with.
"At the same time, you also need to trust those who follow you. Trust in their knowledge that things can go wrong. Whether it is escaping from a planet, leading a single mission as a hero, trying to change the mindset of a single person or overturning someone's rule there are many dangers and possibilities that no one could even imagine. They know this, and it is their choice to take that risk."
She sighed. She was rambling, wasn't she? "I guess the point I'm getting to is not to let a single instance define you. I apologize if I am being insensitive in saying that, but leadership, like most everything else needs to be learned."