Lilliane thought for a moment before answering. "I agree that war crimes should be prevented. But first and foremost, wars should be prevented whenever possible. I'd prefer to work on changing the world so that war priests are not even necessary." She made a slight pause. "And I know it's unlikely to happen. But if everyone tells themselves it's impossible and no-one does anything, then nothing will change."
"I suppose the old gods would call them cursed. But I doubt they would deem themselves such. But why would you be an Ascended? From what I heard, it's something you decide voluntarily, it's not just forced on you."
"Kind of. What happens in compost is exactly that. Bacteria taking apart the things you put in the compost." She smiled slightly. "I can tell you what I know, but I'm no biologist or something. I only know the basics."
Upon answering the next questions, she seemed tired. "If you mind, could you stop treating me like a kid? I understand you're proud of your age and need to let everyone know they're younger than you. And you can call me young one or little one all you want, I don't mind. However, I am well aware that nature isn't always fair. I also know where the meat I use for cooking comes from and how it's produced. Where I worked, we made sure to check on the farms regularly, to make sure the animals are kept properly. But there is a big difference between killing out of necessity, as is common in nature, and which still applies to our food as well, since there is sustenance one can only reliably gain from animal products, and killing for unnecessary reasons. Unnecessary being everything from 'that piece of land looks nice, I want to have it' to 'I'm curious to see how this thing dies when placed in the sun'. As I said, feel free to conduct your experiment. I won't stop you. I am merely stating that in my opinion, the cruelty inflicted on these creatures outweighs the possible gain from your endeavors."
"I suppose the old gods would call them cursed. But I doubt they would deem themselves such. But why would you be an Ascended? From what I heard, it's something you decide voluntarily, it's not just forced on you."
"Kind of. What happens in compost is exactly that. Bacteria taking apart the things you put in the compost." She smiled slightly. "I can tell you what I know, but I'm no biologist or something. I only know the basics."
Upon answering the next questions, she seemed tired. "If you mind, could you stop treating me like a kid? I understand you're proud of your age and need to let everyone know they're younger than you. And you can call me young one or little one all you want, I don't mind. However, I am well aware that nature isn't always fair. I also know where the meat I use for cooking comes from and how it's produced. Where I worked, we made sure to check on the farms regularly, to make sure the animals are kept properly. But there is a big difference between killing out of necessity, as is common in nature, and which still applies to our food as well, since there is sustenance one can only reliably gain from animal products, and killing for unnecessary reasons. Unnecessary being everything from 'that piece of land looks nice, I want to have it' to 'I'm curious to see how this thing dies when placed in the sun'. As I said, feel free to conduct your experiment. I won't stop you. I am merely stating that in my opinion, the cruelty inflicted on these creatures outweighs the possible gain from your endeavors."
Lilliane
