Aye, out of their duty to... I don't know, Andraste.
[He sighs, pushing his hair back off his forehead.]
It's different though, innit, with sheep or cows. They don't mind, long as they have grass to eat and shelter from the rain. You can't just...
[He weighs his hands, struggling with the analogy, or perhaps with the concept itself. He spent so long trying not to think too hard about it, it almost resists being thought about.]
...well a shepherd's there to protect the sheep, not... you know, jail them. His whole job isn't built around making sure they don't start thinking they're people, and punishing them if they do.
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[He sighs, pushing his hair back off his forehead.]
It's different though, innit, with sheep or cows. They don't mind, long as they have grass to eat and shelter from the rain. You can't just...
[He weighs his hands, struggling with the analogy, or perhaps with the concept itself. He spent so long trying not to think too hard about it, it almost resists being thought about.]
...well a shepherd's there to protect the sheep, not... you know, jail them. His whole job isn't built around making sure they don't start thinking they're people, and punishing them if they do.