"The rule where I came from was you get fed if you earn your keep."
He catches the egg, observing with muted bafflement her explanation of the village rules. Gambino would make him pay, one way or another, so he never got much habit of stealing. Nothing good came out of giving other mercenaries a reason to be angry with you, by stealing or complaining of hunger. Plus, he was eager to please his teacher, to get any positive attention at all, and was given a rather straightforward way to do so. Be useful, earn money.
He realizes he must be the odd one out, being so obssessed with his sword, never really indulging in play with other children. Not that he ever saw any children in camp. Only in passing, and then in villages when he was older.
Of course, it wasn't all bad. He wasn't typically left hungry, because he wouldn't be of much use sluggish and weak. And when he was the one in the kitchen, he had ready access to whatever rations were around. He wordlessly picks open the egg, eating it with a thoughtful deliberation. This whole day had been incredibly bizarre.
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He catches the egg, observing with muted bafflement her explanation of the village rules. Gambino would make him pay, one way or another, so he never got much habit of stealing. Nothing good came out of giving other mercenaries a reason to be angry with you, by stealing or complaining of hunger. Plus, he was eager to please his teacher, to get any positive attention at all, and was given a rather straightforward way to do so. Be useful, earn money.
He realizes he must be the odd one out, being so obssessed with his sword, never really indulging in play with other children. Not that he ever saw any children in camp. Only in passing, and then in villages when he was older.
Of course, it wasn't all bad. He wasn't typically left hungry, because he wouldn't be of much use sluggish and weak. And when he was the one in the kitchen, he had ready access to whatever rations were around. He wordlessly picks open the egg, eating it with a thoughtful deliberation. This whole day had been incredibly bizarre.