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Calaethis Dragonsbane · 01-14-2006, 06:16 PM

Although Aneuhl had been smiling a moment ago, he was not now. His eyes were deathly serious and any humour was now gone. In quiet, soft tones he spoke, "It is mine to 'play' with," he frowned; as though his answer was inadequate; as though Pieter was not the one he had to answer to, but rather, merely a medium and it was but for himself, "For answers, for knowledge… for the voyage of self-discovery. It is not the destination nor the goal that truly counts; but the journey. It does not matter where I take myself in this lifetime; there will always be risk. I could die tomorrow; I could be outside of this townhall and cut down in the dead of night by some foot-purse.”

The young man’s eyes narrowed, "But that is no answer at all.” he paused again, "I could not tell you, nor give you a solid reason save for that which I am searching for – myself, perhaps. There is more to life than meets the eye and perhaps I have not found my true calling yet. Perhaps I have. Regardless, I wish to learn more about myself and the world around me. If aiding helps me discover that, even a little, then gladly I will do so. In a sense, I am serving myself. Only through taking on challenges may one seek to learn more of oneself; one’s true nature. Only when faced with choice may one decide. And I wish to learn more of myself and hopefully help others along the way.” Aneuhl smiled, his good humour returning, "Has that answered your question sufficiently? If it has, maybe you could explain it better to me.” The young man smiled again, "Perhaps you could tell me if any have ever posed such an answer to your question before.”

Aneuhl seemed to truly believe what he was saying, although a part of him remained skeptical. Most of all, he simply wished to know but could not put words to explain so. Above was the only way he could really think to phrase it. To experience and to learn was what interested him; why he would risk his life. If he had wished to die an old, dull death and an equally dull life he would have stayed on the farm.

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01-14-2006, 06:16 PM	#11
Calaethis Dragonsbane Legion Symbol Join Date: May 29, 2002 Location: Somewhere in between Age: 40 Posts: 7,029	Although Aneuhl had been smiling a moment ago, he was not now. His eyes were deathly serious and any humour was now gone. In quiet, soft tones he spoke, "It is mine to 'play' with," he frowned; as though his answer was inadequate; as though Pieter was not the one he had to answer to, but rather, merely a medium and it was but for himself, "For answers, for knowledge… for the voyage of self-discovery. It is not the destination nor the goal that truly counts; but the journey. It does not matter where I take myself in this lifetime; there will always be risk. I could die tomorrow; I could be outside of this townhall and cut down in the dead of night by some foot-purse.” The young man’s eyes narrowed, "But that is no answer at all.” he paused again, "I could not tell you, nor give you a solid reason save for that which I am searching for – myself, perhaps. There is more to life than meets the eye and perhaps I have not found my true calling yet. Perhaps I have. Regardless, I wish to learn more about myself and the world around me. If aiding helps me discover that, even a little, then gladly I will do so. In a sense, I am serving myself. Only through taking on challenges may one seek to learn more of oneself; one’s true nature. Only when faced with choice may one decide. And I wish to learn more of myself and hopefully help others along the way.” Aneuhl smiled, his good humour returning, "Has that answered your question sufficiently? If it has, maybe you could explain it better to me.” The young man smiled again, "Perhaps you could tell me if any have ever posed such an answer to your question before.” Aneuhl seemed to truly believe what he was saying, although a part of him remained skeptical. Most of all, he simply wished to know but could not put words to explain so. Above was the only way he could really think to phrase it. To experience and to learn was what interested him; why he would risk his life. If he had wished to die an old, dull death and an equally dull life he would have stayed on the farm. [ 01-14-2006, 06:16 PM: Message edited by: Calaethis Dragonsbane ]