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Jaigan listens to his mother's words of concern, Jaigan you seek knowledge but deny the wishes of Aregan to lock away the vast knowledge that has been collected, Jaigan runs his fingures through his hair searching for what to say, I understand that is what has happened mother, however don't you find it rather contradicting for the Lord of Knowledge to deny the very informaton he has been asking his faithful to collect all these generations? How are we to know that the Loremaster himself is not acting on his own accord? Often when great power is found it is unlikely they will want to give that up, much less share it with their brothers. Doesn't it ever cross your mind as to why even after sealing away the great teachings that we are told to continue on enlightening the unenlightened? I mean the Followers of Aregan should be well investigating the very nature of the sudden 180 in behavior.
As it stands now mother it's debatable that one should even follow Aregan if he refuses to allow the education of the people which was the entire foundation of his faith, to collect and share knowledge. I mean I was lucky enough to grow up with sunlight, after the fall of Bloodstone countless people only knew of the darkness that swallowed the World. I often found myself telling the children of Seacove about the Sun and sky with puffy white clouds and you know what, they looked at me like I was telling them the biggest fairy tale this side of Dregar. Illiana looked at Jaigan with sad understanding eyes, as performing her arts as a bard has often been just telling of life before the Great Darkness nothing fantastic just normal everyday things that the dark clouds stole from the people of Layanara. What if there was a way to take away the darkness sooner or prevent it in the first place locked away in the Lima Prima?
Standing up and looking out the window Jaigan continues, first it was the Dragons, then Bloodstone now it's the Dragons again! Are we to sit back and watch this madness recycle throughout the ages? I just can't accept the possibility that we are meant to lay down and kneel to these gods as they bicker back and forth between themselves about who is more righteous then the other all the while us, looking at his mother with deep caring eyes then out the window again at the children playing and some men patching a roof outside, mother most of the world just wants to live their life without ever caring if someone worships them or loves them they just want the right to live it. I can understand many things but part of living is learning and no one should deny that especially not now when we have lost so much.
I'm not asking you to toss away your beliefs mother I'm just telling you I can't whole heartedly serve a god who would deny his faithful the very fruit they seek through worshiping. It's like paying taxes to the King in order to have the protection of the city guards knowing they will not protect you, it's not right. At the same time I can't ignore the possibility that the king may not know his guards are not protecting and the wealth is being greedily horded by an evil Guard captain Jaigan smile to his mother, just like that tale you used to tell me when I was young. Illiana smiles warmly yet uneasily, just watch what you say outside this house Jaigan I can't stand to lose another to this cruel age. Opening his eyes wide at her words Jaigan quickly responds in a sure tone, Father is not dead; it'll take more than a swim to stop him. He's probably having a good time with the Sea Elf's as we speak. (Somewhere on a small deserted Island Anixius sneezes).[/INDENT]
