- It is important to rehabilitate technology, of course it is! But you have to do it with your head - Aythor gently hit his skull with his index finger, with which he later drew a long arc in the air during the rest of his explanation. - Not everything goes. Technology is necessary, but you have to understand the historical moment. We can't just try to reproduce everything how it was in the past. We are no longer in that moment. You have to look ahead. For example, the war weapons. It doesn't make sense for us to make weapons like the ones that existed in the 22nd Century. First, because you can't. Investing in it would be the downfall of any current kingdom. And second, because this would go against our development. Why placate with bombs those who only have sticks and stones to defend themselves? It does not make any sense. Perhaps to intimidate them, but this in my opinion is a sign of a bad ruler. Because in these times of reconstruction what is needed are hands and agreements. I know what you're thinking. That even you came from the mines and that there are already many hands working in them. But where would all those people be if they couldn't access work (which is free) in the mines? They would starve in the city, or in the woods! They would go about stealing cattle, assaulting the fields and roads, or dedicating themselves to the most immodest prostitution. The mines exist to avoid all these ills. It is better to have mines, and not weapons, because in the end what happens is that more and more people want to come to Tojé. And it's okay, so be it! If we have to control who enters and who does not enter the city, it is not because we do not want to welcome everyone, but this flow must be controlled so that Tojé can grow and provide for everyone...
Tajo fixed their everlasting empty gaze through the window, in the disdainful listening attitude that so captivated Aythor. They seemed like they didn't listen to him, but afterwards they always remembered everything he had said. Aythor was captivated that they didn't look at him when he spoke, because later when he looked in their eyes it felt more incisive and deeper. He felt that he understood the feelings that his words produced in them, which ranged from questioning to ennui. Although this should have irritated him over the years, it didn't. On the opposite, he accepted it, liked it, and wanted more.
As the silence stretched behind their back and the window, Tajo turned to Aythor, waiting for more words.
- I know what you're going to say. - Tajo returned to look through the window at the garden on which the sun set. Aythor came up behind them and wrapped his arms around their neck. - If it hadn't been for those cameras in the mine, you wouldn't be here enjoying the sunset.