"That's awful," he said, the words closer to a soft gasp than anything else.
Killing someone for power was something he could understand, as terrible as that was to contemplate. But going so far as to sell someone's family into slavery. He shuddered, unable to imagine possessing a loathing that could run so deep.
He breathed a sigh. "No one deserves that."
Small wonder Archeval detested slavers. He looked him over with growing understanding. Their circumstances were different, but he knew just how hard Archeval must have fought to get where he was without hearing the details.
"And now you're one of the rulers," he laughed quietly, "Even after coming into your own power. A lesser person might have decided that was too much responsibility and refused."
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"That's awful," he said, the words closer to a soft gasp than anything else.
Killing someone for power was something he could understand, as terrible as that was to contemplate. But going so far as to sell someone's family into slavery. He shuddered, unable to imagine possessing a loathing that could run so deep.
He breathed a sigh. "No one deserves that."
Small wonder Archeval detested slavers. He looked him over with growing understanding. Their circumstances were different, but he knew just how hard Archeval must have fought to get where he was without hearing the details.
"And now you're one of the rulers," he laughed quietly, "Even after coming into your own power. A lesser person might have decided that was too much responsibility and refused."