The Storymaster by Vincent Trigili

Author:Vincent Trigili [Trigili, Vincent]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vincent Trigili

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“Wait,” said Silverleaf. His little brow furled as he tried to reason out his question. “If it was more merciful to kill them, why would honor dictate they be miserable?”

I was impressed with this little one’s reasoning. He showed wisdom beyond his seasons.

“That’s just the rule, and rules are rules,” said Tamerale.

I smiled. Tamerale wasn’t quite old enough to grasp that there are times when things are not so black and white, but in the end his answer was right.

“Silverleaf, the rules of honor were intended to bring some civility to combat, and in most cases they did just that, but no rule can be perfect all of the time. It’s up to the honorable warrior to figure out how best to apply them in any given engagement,” I said.

“But then he should have killed them,” reasoned Silverleaf.

“Perhaps, and the twins sure would have been happy to, but Lyrroth was in charge and he decided to let them go,” I said.

Myrill’s husband Nasir said, “Keep in mind, by letting them go he was giving them a chance to improve their life and learn from their mistakes. Perhaps one day they would learn to use their knowledge of the sea to help others, or they might have had children at home waiting for them. If he had killed them, then all the possible futures go away.”

Nasir’s display of insight let me know my time as storymaster was almost up. Indeed, my time left in this world was nearly complete. I would have to speak with Nasir after story time.

“So, then, it really was more merciful for him to let them go?” asked Silverleaf.

“It could have been, but we don’t know what happened to them after that,” I said. In reality, I figured they probably didn’t learn anything from it and went on to cause more trouble. “But, that wasn’t the end of Lyrroth’s troubles that day…”

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