Free over-the-top villain line for whoever wants it:

"Some say that children are our future. I prefer to think of them as...leverage."

#writing #pulp #freeideas

. @Nezchan

I think that was King Stephen, talking to William Marshal's father while holding baby William over the parapets.

#historygeek #medieval #dorkery

@aimil

Never heard of 'em.

@Nezchan

I honestly can't tell if you're serious or joking with me, because tone on the internet.

If you want me to medieval-splain this particular interaction and these people I will gladly, but I'll spare you for now.

Suffice it to say, medieval children as collateral / leverage was pretty commonplace.

/steps off medieval soapbox

@aimil

Well, I literally had never heard of the guy or that story. But it was also the fact that I wasn't trying to copy a pre-existing story or event, just something fun I thought of while working on a previous project that I never really used.

I get enough "Oh, you must have go that joke from [show I don't actually watch]" or similar, I figure it's worth clarifying.