Freedom to be foolish without painful consequences is a strange thing to imagine.
[ With Setheris, foolishness always earned him a beating; at court, it meant a scandal. The idea that he could make a fool of himself without intense regret is a hard one to wrap his mind around. ]
No, you are mistaken. I have no settled intentions and there is no object. It is merely something I thought of, when I turned my mind to pursuits that are not possible for me, outside this place.
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[ With Setheris, foolishness always earned him a beating; at court, it meant a scandal. The idea that he could make a fool of himself without intense regret is a hard one to wrap his mind around. ]
No, you are mistaken. I have no settled intentions and there is no object. It is merely something I thought of, when I turned my mind to pursuits that are not possible for me, outside this place.