[ Just like that. Because the Regent says so. He makes it sound so simple, and for him it probably is. Once upon a time, it was that easy for her too: listen to what your elders tell you, keep your head down, and make it to the next day. With a pop of clarity, she realizes that isn't quite enough for her anymore.
But it's enough for Amos, and she doesn't have it in her to debate him — because she can imagine what he'll say. She's been in that place even if she was unhappy being there, and she watched the rest of her village happily devote themselves to a mission on high without care for the whys of it, no matter that over a century had passed since they began their thankless work. She can't say if Amos and her villagers are right or wrong — only that it would be a disservice to the man who rescued her from her village if she were to blindly fall back into those trappings.
So she just nods to show that she understands his viewpoint... even if she doesn't necessarily believe in it for herself. More tentatively, she asks, ]
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But it's enough for Amos, and she doesn't have it in her to debate him — because she can imagine what he'll say. She's been in that place even if she was unhappy being there, and she watched the rest of her village happily devote themselves to a mission on high without care for the whys of it, no matter that over a century had passed since they began their thankless work. She can't say if Amos and her villagers are right or wrong — only that it would be a disservice to the man who rescued her from her village if she were to blindly fall back into those trappings.
So she just nods to show that she understands his viewpoint... even if she doesn't necessarily believe in it for herself. More tentatively, she asks, ]
Were things that bad for you, Mr. Amos?