[pnpgm] Game update #120 - File #914 - Trouble in Pamau

[John Hooten]

     Raban just stares in shock once the stampede of humanity is past. 
How can both sides be right and wrong? Being a Mage is no real crime, it 
is how it is used that should determine that. But here they would have 
executed the innocent children because of the parents. Yet to save those 
innocents the parents die while killing those in the crowds whose only 
crime was to watch? To kill so recklessly just for a distraction is the 
act of a Monster or perhaps someone of Chaos who uncaring is still a 
Monster for such an act! Their actions just prove to the people that 
magic is evil as they do not see any good use when such horror covers it 
up. Fought this way such atrocities will never end. Were the others 
right, was an easy death for the children better than a rescue when such 
methods are used?
      Raban realizes now that his own attempt to save the children would 
likely have gone as poorly. Would it have been right to hurt or kill all 
the guards or stupid people who tried to prevent it? Their punishment 
was wrong but here there seems to be no right anymore.
     Worse, they were expecting such actions. The whole thing was bait 
to draw in more! So were the ones watching from the edges, for or 
against magic? Were they watching to find new recruits or to mark those 
who were not opposed to magic users? Obviously it was both! They watch 
to determine friends or foes to come. To recruit aid for the resistance 
as well as new people in horror of magic who will become fanatics to 
eradicate it. These 'mages' could not have done things worse for their 
cause, do they not understand that?

     Hearing the woman crying for his help, Raban turns and looks down 
at her with tears in his eyes, "No, you do not want my help. Katai may 
be beyond anyone's help because it does not believe in what is real. 
This is the reality. If you try to kill someone, they may be able to 
defend themselves and strike back. The ones you kill that do not resist 
were the ones who could have saved you. Now you face the ones who will 
fight and that will occur much more often, it may even become a war as 
you have been killing the ones who would have stopped them. I am sorry 
for all of you, all of Katai, as it is Katai's own doing that has caused 
this."

     Following that, he turns and looks for Fremea, this place is a 
trap, all who tend to others will be watched.
     "Lin Mong, we must leave. This place is not safe for anyone."

<A bit too much drama queen? This was a bad scene for Poor Raban, 
nothing he could do would improve things. Even healing someone would 
only get them killed later as being 'Tainted'
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