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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2731110" data-attributes="member: 19990">"This has gone far enough", the elf thought to himself.  Lasair's strange ways had been amusing up until now, but this was enough of a distraction to put the band of caravan guards in danger.  If the danger was only a random pair of cutpurses, they should still be on their guard.  And if the attack on Scarlet had somehow been targeted against them, they should be doubly wary.  Instead, the foolish girl had somehow decided that the mayor was a brute for trying to uphold the honor of his daughter, then decided that the villagers, travelling merchants, and festival-goers were no better just because she had encountered one crooked merchant out of hundreds.  Now, she had somehow confabulated the presence of a couple of cutpurses into some sort of magical corruption that even affected the beasts of the forests surrounding the festival.  It was madness, madness, but he knew not how to put an end to it."Lasair", he said sharply, "it does astonish me how one who is able to see so deeply into the heart of anyone she chooses can be so blind to the nature of the people around her.  Look about you!  The presence of a handful of evil and dishonorable acts does not besmirch the souls of the multitudes of honest and honorable folk around you.  As the kidnappers ran off, I called for them to be stopped.  Several festival-goers took off in pursuit for no better reason than to see to it that the festival is secure and the justice is served.  Some had not yet returned by the time dear Scarlet had been returned to her tent, tended, and put safely under guard, so dear to their hearts was the notion that these crimes should not be tolerated.  You prattle on about how 'the corruption of this village' affects the beasts of the forest, and neglect the task of sifting out those wrong-doers who draw this crowd about them like a cloak to mask their evil deeds.  Clear your mind, lady, and tend to the task at hand!"As he concluded, he realized it was far more severe a tongue-lashing than he would have liked.  Yet he could not see how any useful purpose could be served by trying to soften the blow.  Indeed, this had been building up for days, and he regretted not speaking more on it earlier.  And he was angry -- angry that someone would dare attack someone as innocent and fair as Scarlet, angry that Lasair put more energy into trying to label the mayor a monster and a demon than into comprehending the rich palatte of cultures and peoples she'd been exposed to, and most of all angry that he hadn't the faintest idea of how to track down the blackguards responsible for Scarlet's assault so they could be brought to justice.He stood there, trying to calm himself, waiting for a reply.</blockquote>

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