Pff. Well, if it was easy, then you wouldn't have to try. That's just the way the world works. In an ideal one, aid would be accessible to everybody. But then, an idealist would prefer a reality where aid isn't necessary at all.

["Mankind wasn't meant for peace." That's what she recalled the Veiled Woman saying in one of her visions. And sure, that may be true, even if it is a hard pill to swallow -- that humanity was made for eternal conflict. These other worlds seem to be no exception.

[Jade takes her cup and drinks, mulling over Dimitri's response.]

Hm. I suppose that's good. Tyranny was a common problem in my world. [pause] Still is, really.