[We should indeed declare war on them. We had only waited because there was also a mistake on our part for not realizing what was going on as soon as possible. But that ends now.]
[Despite the gravity of their actions, we had been too patient and lenient with them. We had already given them too much time in recompense for our mistake.]
[We cannot allow them to be scot-free after everything they have done. We should have declared war against them immediately.]
[Crux should get a taste of their punishment for daring to slight Valeria and its people.]
[They have been such a pain in the eye since the beginning. They were so full of themselves to think they could take Valerians as slaves without getting the consequences. They could only blame themselves for being too full of themselves.]