First ☂ Voice

[thirdreturned]

Hm.

[Sorrow's voice is slow and stern, easily authoritative without any pretense or false airs.]

It would seem that Hope has gathered the energy necessary to bring me back. I'm told that our new guests have had a say in it- if that is the case, then you have my thanks.

[There's a thoughtful pause before he continues.]

As a token of my gratitude, I have created an garden of food to lessen your burden on Hope. Both parties will benefit from its creation, and so I trust that it will be tended with respect.

It will grow as the week goes on and I return to my former strength. Do let me know if anything disagrees with your systems and I'll remove it.

Comments

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[stepford_smiler]

It's just a guess, but we think that it's because he's over 500 years old and making up for the lost time of not eating.

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[thirdreturned]

I could do that.

How much sorrow accumulates in five hundred years? Is that a long lifespan for humans?

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[stepford_smiler]

Five hundred years isn't an average lifespan of any human. The average life span of a human, at least where I'm from, is about seventy years old. A one-hundred year old person is considered rare and they usually die within a few years after that.

An unfathomable amount of sorrow could accumulate in 500 years because sorrow is both personal and situational.

I will say preemptively that I would be willing to take on the payment for the grain. Causing the person in question strenuous amounts of anguish could put all of the guests here in serious danger.

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[thirdreturned]

And why is that? What about this person makes them so old and so dangerous to others?

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[stepford_smiler]

My, you're really inquisitive. Do the finer details have anything to do with your decision on the payment for acquiring grain?

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[thirdreturned]

No, I'm just curious to know how beneficial to us this person could be.

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[stepford_smiler]

I think our conversation is done if we can't stay on topic. Thank you for your time in speaking with me. If I have any further inquiries for you, I know where to go.