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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maidhc O Casain" data-source="post: 5423662" data-attributes="member: 29558">Ruarc listens to the words of his fellows, and the words of the bandit boy. He thinks about his wife and children, and the fate they suffered at the hands of just such a lad. He considers the fact that he's got to work with these people to do the job he's agreed to. Finally, his stony expression shifts somewhat - it's plain he's come to a decision."Here's my thoughts on the matter, as it seems we've some differing opinions on how to handle things. I'm not one to follow the letter of the law in all instances, as I think sometimes the law runs counter to what's right. However, I hate frakkin' bandits with a passion bordering on insanity and it's my life mission to destroy them where ever I can. This coincides nicely with the fact that I've given my word - and I do keep my word regardless of the law - to eliminate banditry in these lands as a part of the job we agreed to do. To my thinking, it's not a reward we'll be goin' back to claim, but payment for doing the job. I'm also not one for using cruelty or torture, though puttin' a little fright into a body isn't beyond me."Now, if we kill every bandit we come across not only does it serve notice to all of them that their days are numbered - and maybe some of them decide it's best to give up their murderin' thievin' ways before we come across 'em - it also ensures that they won't just start up their banditry again once we let 'em go. If we try to keep 'em prisoner and turn 'em over, not only will some escape but they're just gonna die on the block or the end of a rope at the hands of those to whom we gave our word."I feel the need to work with you fine folks to do this job - it's too big for even a body my size to tackle alone, and I did give my word to see it through. So I'm puttin' you on notice. An' we're in a scrap with some bandits, I'm not holdin' back or strikin' with the flat o' my blades. I'm fightin' to kill. One of you takes a prisoner, I won't kill him outright but I won't stand for lettin' him go to return to his pillagin' ways. He's gotta be turned over to the authorities. He tries to escape, I'll kill him to prevent it. He manages to escape, or you let him go, and I'll do my best - which is pretty frakkin' good - to track him down and kill him."Now everyone knows where I stand on the matter, which I think is a good thing. Nothin' personal against any one of you, but that's about as far as I can bend and still live with myself."The big Goliath looks almost embarrassed as he concludes his speech - likely the most he's spoken at one time in the last 5 years or so.[sblock=OOC]"I'm Batman!" <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

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