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[third_liberator]

He was in the war with me, Ion... [ It protected him. ] It's a weapon.

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[He almost smiles, but takes care to keep looking down. An axe is a bit different.]

Mr. Gremio is rather strong.

[third_liberator]

[ Tyr smiles at least, even though it is a bit strained. ]

Yeah... He might not look like it at first, but he's really powerful...

[fontastically]

I don't think appearances are all that important.

[third_liberator]

I don't think so either...

[ This is getting off topic. ]

Anyway, is there anything strange about him having an axe?

[fontastically]

No. I'm sorry, I only found it interesting.

[Now to the captain's log, which Tyr has shown him before.]

If it wasn't for you keeping this, I would have never seen the orders in print.

[third_liberator]

I see... [ He guesses it's not the most common weapon out there.

Ion's words come as a surprise to him, though. ]

You never got a chance to look at the book while we were on the ship?

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[He shakes his head.]

I didn't know where it was kept.

[third_liberator]

Mm... I guess it was probably important to keep it safe when everyone was choosing to follow its orders...

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That was careless of me to follow along.

[third_liberator]

We all did... We weren't thinking about it; the situation at hand was more important than questioning our choice to follow the book's orders.

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Maybe I don't have the ambition to follow along with the Lessor, anymore.

[third_liberator]

I don't know how anyone could... Especially after all of this.

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When some lose sight of something to follow, they become afraid.

[third_liberator]

...

[ He knows what Ion's referring to when he says that. ]

Thankfully, that's in the past now... And there's no longer a reason to follow the landlord.

[fontastically]

What is it that you'll do, Tyr?

[third_liberator]

I'm going to find out the Lessor's motives. [ He says it without hesitation, without doubt. ] That's why I wanted to look at these with you...

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[He nods once before proceeding onto the next paper and empty sticker sheet.]

It's always the people having to do something.

[third_liberator]

Mm. It really seems like he's testing how much he can get people to do every time... [ With some reward being promised, he thinks. ] It's almost like...

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Does it remind you of something else?

[third_liberator]

...It reminds me of animals being trained.

[fontastically]

[And that's what people are: animals. But Ion is unable to bring himself to say it as Tyr is completely right with what he is saying.]

We have all adapted and we move when requested of us. We respond to the Lessor with the expectation that we will be rewarded.

[third_liberator]

Right...

[ Tyr looks blankly down at his lap. He can almost hear Viktor telling him to stop acting so depressed.

Taking a deep breath, he looks to Ion again. ]

That's a dangerous adaptation take. It might be part of the reason this entire thing happened...

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Even with the changes that take place, we have taken in the mentality that this is a place to be truly happy.

[He looks back at Tyr.]

And a few must have been up to this point.

[third_liberator]

...

[ Tyr wanted it to be a place where he's truly happy, but that isn't going to happen. He's finally realized that. ]

It's...not a bad place to be...as long as the Lessor leaves us alone.