[ He doesn't really like to persist with it. Asking for other peoples' life stories means being willing to answers their questions about his own. There's no need. This may be more like small talk, by comparison, but the atmosphere that they'd mentioned in regards to Adra's home and food has him more relaxed than usual. ]
It's calm. [ Said very definitively, not necessarily with positive association. ]
The people at the top are surprisingly good at letting their territories stay unaffected by war. [ That is, until it comes to them. Capablanca was one example of that. He's not saying it's a bad thing; panic is worse. But it has two sides to it. ]
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It's calm. [ Said very definitively, not necessarily with positive association. ]
The people at the top are surprisingly good at letting their territories stay unaffected by war. [ That is, until it comes to them. Capablanca was one example of that. He's not saying it's a bad thing; panic is worse. But it has two sides to it. ]