>>5464593>>5464610>>5464624>>5464635>>5464737>>5465000>>5465315>Rather than just sending them on their way in time, perhaps a cooperative effort is better? Organize a relief effort, that will travel and return with them back to Hewe, and see if they learn a lesson in human unity from this.For better or worse, you find it in your heart to help these weary travelers, from another town. It may be that they exploit your generosity, but you'll find that out for yourself rather than continuing to propagate this detrimental conflict between humans. If there is any hope of surviving in this land then it is through cooperation, you know that better than anyone. This is just a first step towards that, to see if you can work towards diplomacy at the very least, rather than cold indifference.
It's your subjects though, particularly the noble sorts of court who are upset by all this. Besides the fact that you're even further going against tradition, the perception is that you're favoring strangers and potential enemies over your own people, and that you are bargaining with things that aren't yours. Things that people need, and are in short supply, meanwhile the group from Hewe don't even have anything to offer in return. Though you know at least, there's value in having able-bodied men around in these trying times.
Thusly, you feel the need to address the assembly within the great hall of the castle, after a welcoming dinner this night and the departure of the guests to temporary quarters.
<span class="mu-r">"When I spoke love and charity I meant it, you can accept me for what I am or you can try to find some other reasoning for all that I do. There's too few humans left to resort to scummy court politics, not when there's other people suffering. We will give what we can afford and that's it. If anyone thinks they could take advantage of our generosity then they're going to have a rough time."</span>
Standing before your new throne in proclamation, you aren't rude or angry about your demands, but you are stern; like a mother disciplining her children to learn a lesson. These mortals really ought to remember how low you stooped in order to lead them, that you're choosing to accommodate them to an extent and follow their system in place. Otherwise if you had it your way, you'd be reigning as an absolute monarch, without use of a noble court. Indeed part of you wonders if things wouldn't be better that way, and if you've made a mistake trying to appease these mortals when rather you could just simply take total control for yourself and rule without question. Certainly things would be easier and more efficient that way, than to have to keep lending your ear to twittering mortals on your shoulder with their complaints. They can continue to remain unhappy with your benevolence, or they can find their way to the elves and see if they make better leaders.
