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Mu was grateful for Cecil’s offering of food, and that was enough. Though the mysterious man offered to repay him for the meal, Cecil merely smiled in return. ”There is no need. I would not consider my debts paid otherwise,” he said. Perhaps it was not the most logical of answers. Cecil was, as ever, living sparsely on almost nothing, and the extra coin would have been beneficial to him, but he knew in his heart that this was right. His own conditions were irrelevant.
Cecil listened to the man’s tale. It was short, but self-explanatory, and he nodded as it finished, closing his eyes in thought. ”There are many places that have been forgotten. They must fend for themselves at the risk of their own lives.”
Cecil couldn’t help but wonder how many villages such as these might have existed in the kingdom of Baron. His life had been one of military service, sheltered within the walls of the castle when he was not on orders from his king. Never once had he been sent in defense of a town such as this. He wondered, perhaps, if that should change.
If he were to ever return, that would be the least of his worries should Zeromus have succeeded in his hateful plans. Even if Baron still stood (the alternative was too painful to consider), he would reenter the service of the next in line as king. It would not be his place to speak his suggestions for change, but perhaps…
Perhaps he could manage something regardless. A word of advice in the new king’s private council. An offer to monitor the conditions of the surrounding villages during his leave. Light had found its way into his heart, and there was always, he knew, a way to do good.
Cecil smiled at Mu as he heard his own sentiments repeated back to him. It seemed they were truly of the same mind. When the questions turned to his experiences, Cecil took another drink of the strange native cider before answering.
”I have done much the same,” he said. ”I began my journey in search of old friends and allies. Though I search for them still, my travels showed me that the people here were in need of aid. I am ever a knight of Baron, sworn to its service, but while I am away, I find myself duty-bound to help those who cannot help themselves.”
It had been a solitary existence, one which gave him far too much time to think. There were times, even, when he would have found the release of death to be a comfort, but he knew there were better ways to put his skills to use. Though this world may have been as foreign to him as the distant moon, there were people here living their lives in much the same way as they had on his own blue planet. He could not abandon their cause.
”I have stayed in this place longer than most,” Cecil went on. ”They have made a livelihood deep within the jungle, and though they have survived here for many generations, recent monster migrations have threatened that peace. I hope to see it restored before I take my leave.”
His eyes once again drifted to the strange creature above Mu’s shoulder. It would be rude to question the being further on the nature of its own existence, but Cecil couldn’t help but speculate. There was something about the blank hollows of its eyes which unnerved him. He quickly glanced away, returning once more to his bowl of rice.
”Do you have business in the cities?” he asked. ”I managed to escape Sonora’s walls once. I would not wish to return there again.”
Mu was grateful for Cecil’s offering of food, and that was enough. Though the mysterious man offered to repay him for the meal, Cecil merely smiled in return. ”There is no need. I would not consider my debts paid otherwise,” he said. Perhaps it was not the most logical of answers. Cecil was, as ever, living sparsely on almost nothing, and the extra coin would have been beneficial to him, but he knew in his heart that this was right. His own conditions were irrelevant.
Cecil listened to the man’s tale. It was short, but self-explanatory, and he nodded as it finished, closing his eyes in thought. ”There are many places that have been forgotten. They must fend for themselves at the risk of their own lives.”
Cecil couldn’t help but wonder how many villages such as these might have existed in the kingdom of Baron. His life had been one of military service, sheltered within the walls of the castle when he was not on orders from his king. Never once had he been sent in defense of a town such as this. He wondered, perhaps, if that should change.
If he were to ever return, that would be the least of his worries should Zeromus have succeeded in his hateful plans. Even if Baron still stood (the alternative was too painful to consider), he would reenter the service of the next in line as king. It would not be his place to speak his suggestions for change, but perhaps…
Perhaps he could manage something regardless. A word of advice in the new king’s private council. An offer to monitor the conditions of the surrounding villages during his leave. Light had found its way into his heart, and there was always, he knew, a way to do good.
Cecil smiled at Mu as he heard his own sentiments repeated back to him. It seemed they were truly of the same mind. When the questions turned to his experiences, Cecil took another drink of the strange native cider before answering.
”I have done much the same,” he said. ”I began my journey in search of old friends and allies. Though I search for them still, my travels showed me that the people here were in need of aid. I am ever a knight of Baron, sworn to its service, but while I am away, I find myself duty-bound to help those who cannot help themselves.”
It had been a solitary existence, one which gave him far too much time to think. There were times, even, when he would have found the release of death to be a comfort, but he knew there were better ways to put his skills to use. Though this world may have been as foreign to him as the distant moon, there were people here living their lives in much the same way as they had on his own blue planet. He could not abandon their cause.
”I have stayed in this place longer than most,” Cecil went on. ”They have made a livelihood deep within the jungle, and though they have survived here for many generations, recent monster migrations have threatened that peace. I hope to see it restored before I take my leave.”
His eyes once again drifted to the strange creature above Mu’s shoulder. It would be rude to question the being further on the nature of its own existence, but Cecil couldn’t help but speculate. There was something about the blank hollows of its eyes which unnerved him. He quickly glanced away, returning once more to his bowl of rice.
”Do you have business in the cities?” he asked. ”I managed to escape Sonora’s walls once. I would not wish to return there again.”
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