I have finally met Tethys… and well… we talked.
It… was a circular conversation of sorts. We both were holding too many secrets to our chest. We both agreed that we wanted an end to this war, but we clearly didn’t agree on what that end was. I publicly agreed that the kelpies should not be persecuted by Aquestria, though, Tethys didn’t believe me. Tethys publicly agreed that we needed to find a solution for the kelpies need to eat sapient life, but… I sense that she wants to be the one dictating the research and more importantly, she wants the kelpies to not be a part of Aquestria.
It didn’t help that Tethys was… very unforthcoming on who made her and the kelpies, and why, even though, we both knew whom and I have a pretty good idea as to why.
As such, we’d end up… agreeing on the few things we do, whilst very evidently avoiding the things we don’t.
That being said I did press her on a rather important issue, how will we feed the kelpies before we can find a solution.
Tethys suggested that if I didn’t want to provide seaponies that I’d allow her kelpies to hunt the surfaceworlders.
I… I don’t know. Part of me says that this would be a necessary sacrifice, but… but my duty is to restrain the creations of the Old Ones and to eradicate them. To allow them to live?
How can I do that? How can I let them live after they’ve killed so many of my seaponies and deep ponies? Let those monsters populate the world and submit to the will of Yoth’Atal???
I can’t… I mean… but… I need a moment to think.