seksten

[bornwithskison]

...They're back.

Seven year. Thirty Year. The Kalmar. The Scanian and Napoleonic. Treaty of Kiel. The fire. The wight when I was a child. Jemtland, Herkedalen and Båhuslen, too. All of them. Every last one. I wonder how many of them people even remember... There were some that I never told anyone about.

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[bubbleteatime]

Wuuuuuh?

Y'know, if you stopped like, being cryptic and stuff, more people would get half of what you're saying. ... Unless you were going for that.

[bornwithskison]

How am I being cryptic?

[bubbleteatime]

To begin with, I don't remember any of those wars and stuff, so you'll have to enlighten me.

[bornwithskison]

The Napoleonic War was the one that started the Treaty of Kiel and turned me into what I am today. Independent.

[kimitoaruiteku]

...

Are those... things that happened in your country?

[bornwithskison]

Things that I was involved in. The fire and wight was just a mistake on my part.

[kimitoaruiteku]

Oh. I'm sorry. [Even though he's curious, he'll be respectful and not ask any further in case it upsets him to talk about it.]

[bornwithskison]

Don't be. Every nation has their scars, and they usually all have a story behind it. I'm just glad I don't have that many major ones.

[hurtjustalittle]

What's back?

[bornwithskison]

My scars.

[hurtjustalittle]

Oh. That makes sense. A country would have a lot of scars.

Assuming that you are one of them? What you said before about all those conflicts suggests it.

[bornwithskison]

Kingdom of Norway.

[beatssuperpaper]

Ah, those were some marvelous conflicts, weren't they.

[bornwithskison]

Some, perhaps. The Napoleonic wars are something I still wish never happened.

[beatssuperpaper]

Oh, but it truly sounded like a fun thing to watch. Particularly its effect. Ah, didn't that nice country called Sweden take over? That must have been a pain.

Almost a shame it left so peacefully.

[bornwithskison]

[Oh this is still a sore subject--Incoming snappiness]

Like I'd roll over and let him take me from my home. I almost bolted if I wasn't tugged back--! Sverige used to be one of my closest friends! You don't barge into someone's house and just say "You lost the war give over Norway"! I was not some... Some... Some war booty! Yet Danmark let him take me!

Peacefully... I made it everything but peaceful. I was as stubborn as a mule around him.

[lasersallover]

I've never heard of them!

[bornwithskison]

I mentioned the fire one briefly.

[lasersallover]

Yeah! I got a few Viking books from the library to read about!

[bornwithskison]

You should check out some of the stories about Ragnarök too. I was never involved in it--That was with the Gods.