"Now, that I can believe." Max would eat a dog biscuit. Yes. He would.
He looks down, surprised at the sensation of her moving through him and astonished that she's now out of his grasp. Invisible and intangible. Why didn't he expect that? But she's still keeping pace, still talking. So, perhaps he still has a chance to plead his case.
"Oh, indeed it is barbaric. It had to be. In the eyes of my people, Max had, albeit by accident, committed an unforgivable crime. They demanded his life as payment, barbarically calling for his blood. Only I was able to prevent that, by claiming ownership of him. They could not touch what was mine. It was imperative that I place ownership of him forever, or he would have been killed. Those others are aware of this too, but they do not think it was reason enough to justify the action. I did what I did to spare his life. This is why Max does not wish to leave me. This is why I am so desperate to find him. I must know that he is safe."
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He looks down, surprised at the sensation of her moving through him and astonished that she's now out of his grasp. Invisible and intangible. Why didn't he expect that? But she's still keeping pace, still talking. So, perhaps he still has a chance to plead his case.
"Oh, indeed it is barbaric. It had to be. In the eyes of my people, Max had, albeit by accident, committed an unforgivable crime. They demanded his life as payment, barbarically calling for his blood. Only I was able to prevent that, by claiming ownership of him. They could not touch what was mine. It was imperative that I place ownership of him forever, or he would have been killed. Those others are aware of this too, but they do not think it was reason enough to justify the action. I did what I did to spare his life. This is why Max does not wish to leave me. This is why I am so desperate to find him. I must know that he is safe."