He fought the urge to sigh. He hadn't been nearly this inquisitive as a child. At least not about a simple story that may be as much tale as truth. "Oh I'm certain they tried such methods," he said. "As well as traps, bows and other weapons for hunting small animals, or any other methods available to them. Their situation wouldn't have been so dire otherwise."
"And might I say," he said, "the fact that you're asking far more questions than I ever did when my mother told me this story gives lie to the idea that you don't possess a good mind. While your ideas in this case are flawed, the simple fact that you have so many of them shows that you're thinking. Which is more than can be said for a great any people."
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Date: 2025-06-01 07:13 am (UTC)From:"And might I say," he said, "the fact that you're asking far more questions than I ever did when my mother told me this story gives lie to the idea that you don't possess a good mind. While your ideas in this case are flawed, the simple fact that you have so many of them shows that you're thinking. Which is more than can be said for a great any people."