[ Oria squeezes his hand in return again, though his head is really killing him. He should take those meds or lie down to rest. ]

That's the part about being a realist, but not a jerk.

[ Don't have to put that in people's faces, etc. ]

Some people only learn the hard way, and, well, no matter who we're related to, it can't affect the governments as a whole. I heard about Lingji's plea to her grandfather, but that also didn't do anything and they're supposed to be some royalty or some shit. My connections won't mean jack shit either, despite my mom having cut military funding before.