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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3518579" data-attributes="member: 3448">They sent for Lord Davion, as well as for Bishop Berry to join the Archbishop and Father Mondaven in prayer. Lord Davion entered and inclined respectfully. “If you remain willing, Lord Davion, we would ask you to challenge the Master Unbidden.” “I will do so, your grace.” “He burns brightly from the dust he has taken, so we wish you to schedule the duel for just before the coronation.  With luck, the dust will consume him before the duel itself is fought.  Also, you should know that he is giving his wealth away in the poor quarters.  That is probably how you will find him most easily to deliver the challenge.” “A wise decision, on the schedule.  He has begun the ritual of divestment.  He has misestimated how long it would take to find you, or at least to find you with honorable means.” “Why does he give away his wealth?” “It is the way of my people, when they know death approaches and that they will have no heirs.  He must also be baffled by the existence of poverty.  It is unknown in the Empire of Krashmere.  Even the lowest goblin in the least horde of troops is fed and has its needs taken care of.  I have never understood why there is such poverty in human lands, even lands such as yours with able and good-willed rulers such as Canberry.” “We do what we can.  There are none that starve within Canberry.  That is about the most that we can ensure.  Few human kingdoms can say even that much.” “I know, your grace.  I meant no criticism.  In some lands, a bad harvest means hundreds or thousands will die.  I simply do not understand.  How can poverty persist, even in lands of plenty?  Why do human lands not plan ways to prevent it?  And how, when you cannot manage problems that the least of the elven realms avoid completely, can you be so strong in other ways?  As I said, it is not that you are evil, or that you do not care or understand, and yet…” “It is part of being human.  The very things that make us strong--how quickly we can respond to new circumstances, for example--leave problems as well.  We do not have time to solve our problems, and so we simply continue along, trying to address them as well as we can while worrying about what will happen next.” Lord Davion nodded.  “There is the ring of truth to what you say.  In any event, that should explain something of why he acts as he does.  He would understand far less than I.”  The Noldar Lord inclined again.  “I will go to deliver the challenge.” <<Was this wise?>> asked the Eldar, in Kit’s mind alone. <<The only thing we can do.  There was no other way,>> responded Kit. <></blockquote>

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