Role

Chapter 14

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| I have been considering the plight of the animals now that I
| am a bit calmer, and have come to the following conclusions:
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| 1) The suffering of these animals can not be ignored. They must be
| liberated and taught to once again live free.
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| 2) The people hunting and capturing these animals must be
| slaughtered as prey.
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| 3) The shopkeeper must be stopped by any means necessary. It does
| not matter that they may love these animals as pets, that is akin
| to a master loving his slave before selling him to another, it is
| no love at all!
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| I have to balance the use of coins against the continued
| suffering of the caged animals, both are evils that must be
| stopped. If I buy an animal I can teach it to live free, but if I
| do not they will suffer in their cage or live as a pet for some
| cityman, never knowing true freedom. Still it is supporting the
| industry, but at least the animals they hunt have a chance at
| freedom, which is more than these poor creatures have.
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| The only other thing that troubles me is a chance meeting I
| had with a druid of the Refuge, by the name of Viviarong. He took
| one look at me and saw a shimmering stone I carried and a copper
| ring I wore and decided I stank of civilization! He assumed I had
| purchased them from a merchant. And assumption which was wrong and
| things did go better when I explained that I barter for my needs,
| and only found the ring. Still, can you imagine what he would say
| if he saw me leading an animal from one of those shops?!
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| However, I must be resolute. This is too important an issue.
| What mother could willingly see her children enslaved and do
| nothing? If the gods, goddesses, or leaders of the Refuge tell me
| it is wrong then I will stop, even if it breaks my heart to do so.
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