Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
The Monetarists can't off Nanamo because she's a beloved figure. No other reason. Our reputation was a factor, but there was enough power to keep the city on lockdown and have the truth suppressed to the point nobody really knew what happened outside hushed rumors.
Not only because she's a beloved figure, it's also because they need the monarchy. They need things to not change. Technically speaking they certainly did suppress the truth, not so sure about the lockdown, but they knew very well that there would be a civil war if they tried too much against us. Everyone already seemed to know that the Warrior of Light and their allies attended a banquet held in their honor, after all.

I didn't mind not having the Scions around, but the first act of Heavensward (up to Nidhogg's defeat) was rather long and done entirely in recompense for Ishgard sheltering us. Our rescue attempt then leads into the second act, which is done entirely because we're the Scions and primal slaying is our MO.
To me it just felt like yeah, sure, we're helping them for helping us, but we're kinda not minding our own business at the same time. And yes, we're the Scions and we slay Primals, but we were down to literally two combatants and one secretary, and only of those combatants was doing any real fighting, not to mention we have none of the intelligence that the other Scions provided for us in the past, nor did we care. It was literally a disorganized mess.

Nidhogg's rage is understandable, but it's the fact that he's pointing it at people undeserving of it that puts him in the wrong. The people who wronged him he either killed or are long dead, and the Dragonsong War is not a war meant to be won - it's an eternal punishment upon Isghard, even though modern Ishgardians are lied to as to why they're fighting their war against the Dravanian Horde. It's not that his fury is wrong, but that it's entirely misplaced, and he has no intention of ever giving it up. Thus, in order to save countless lives and save countless more from becoming enslaved to Nidhogg's vengeance, we put him down.
You can argue that, but then again, from his point of view, there's nothing to actually redeem Ishgard either: they still have dragoons, they still hunt down dragons either for sport or to prove themselves, and they're still hiding the truth to make themselves look good. From Nidhogg's point of view, everyone is equally guilty because he views them as one people. Also, it's not as if Nidhogg would actually be aware that most Ishgardians don't have a clue about the war against the Dravanians. I don't even think Hraesvelgr knew, for that matter.

Yes, dragon lifetimes are far longer than that of a mortal's, but that excuse wore very thin. If it's Thordan and his Knights Twelve who wronged you, and they're dead, why do you need to continue exacting vengeance upon their children, and their children's children, for eternity?
It isn't really an excuse. In fact, it's akin to wanting the murderer of your sister to rot in jail for the rest of his life (and yours). As I mentioned above, I believe Nidhogg views the Ishgardians as one people, all responsible for the same sin. After all, if one Ishgardian can do it, why couldn't they all? After having trusted Ishgardians once and being betrayed horribly, why would he not think that he can't trust any Ishgardian ever again and that they would just as soon do it again?