Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
I am not my neighbor, though, I am myself, and I know I'm not going to invade myself.

CR
While the Umbrians want very much to have good relations with the world at large, we cannot rest the security of our nation, our mothers, daughters, and sisters, upon the mere feelings of foreign rulers.

This conflict was a matter of course. If we had not sailed our ships east over the horizon, many more things than just boats would have disappeared from our land soon enough. This is not a frivolous war, and all we ask is that it be decided only between the nations of Umbria and Illyria. On the other hand, Rome's hands are completely clean in this matter, and no retaliation should be sought against them by any party.