#a conversation between her ancestors and the family house mech

[sepulchretide]

"Why must we wage war? Why must we be violent?" You ask The Beast That is King, and it responds,

THIS IS THE WAY OF KINGS.

"But why," you ask again. "Is there no other option?" The King That is Beast responds,

I AM CROWNED BECAUSE YOU CHOSE ME. I AM STRENGTH BECAUSE YOU MADE ME A WEAPON; CONQUEROR, MONSTER, SAVIOR.

"Can there be no peace?" You ask one last time. The Machine That Is responds,

SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM, MY HAND, MY MIND, MY HEART, MY LIBERATOR.