( he doesn't quite bristle, but come on. it's basic investigative stuff, and he's no amateur. he's accustomed to having to prove himself to the people in his world, but there's established precedent there, and he's not feeling like he has to do the same with maes. )
I think it'd be better to cull the dead and dying ones than lose everything in the forest. If it's progressing that fast, we're a little past being worried about the wildlife.
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( he doesn't quite bristle, but come on. it's basic investigative stuff, and he's no amateur. he's accustomed to having to prove himself to the people in his world, but there's established precedent there, and he's not feeling like he has to do the same with maes. )
I think it'd be better to cull the dead and dying ones than lose everything in the forest. If it's progressing that fast, we're a little past being worried about the wildlife.
( for the good of the many, and all that. )