Well, that’s certainly interesting – and potentially very useful to know. Thanks.
[He grinned at the optimism of Tiera’s era.] Yeah, everyone’s always hoping there’ll be unification one day, but it certainly hasn’t happened in my lifetime. I guess in the end people gave up waiting and decided to just go for it anyway!
Or – you know – just wanted to get away from the ice and cold! I grew up in a pretty warm place myself, all sand dunes and sea. Pretty barren, to be honest, but at least it wasn't cold!