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What lovely weather! Morning walks really are the best.
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Huh? Is that Ashe?
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I thought it was you! What are you doing out and about so early?
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Morning, Annette.
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I've been teaching some of the townspeople how to read and write, as well as some basic math skills.
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We were all so into it we didn't notice the time slipping away, and now...it's suddenly morning.
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Wow, that's so good of you, Ashe! What made you decide to do that?
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When I went into town earlier, I found a merchant selling medicine at outrageous prices.
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But people were all snapping it up without even questioning it.
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Well, I couldn't just stand by and watch it happen, so I called a couple folks over to show them the math.
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A few more people came over, then a few more, and before I knew it, I found myself becoming their teacher.
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That is so you! But seriously, I think it's amazing.
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If you ever decide to break out the chalk again, I'd love to help.
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You can handle reading and math and stuff, and I'll teach 'em magic and history!
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Really? That would be great!
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I enjoy studying a lot, but I don't think I'm very good at actually instructing people.
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Well, they are two completely different things.
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Speaking of which, didn't Lord Lonato teach you your letters and numbers?
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Yes, although my father showed me some basic arithmetic as well.
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Lonato always used to say that study is the path to one's own morality.
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What does that mean?
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Well, there's no universal rules for what's right and what's wrong, you know?
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So you have to find your own morality. Something you can believe in and stick to, no matter what.
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He also said a person needs knowledge and education to make that happen.
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Hmm. I suppose knowledge does grant the power to make sound judgments.
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I mean, I saw everything differently once I started attending the school of sorcery and the Officers Academy.
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Most of the people here lack the means to attend such institutions, but they still contend with danger and lies on a daily basis.
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I want to give them the tools to see their way clear of that.
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So I guess that's why I'm teaching them.
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I want to meet them as an equal. Not as a knight of Faerghus, but as someone who knows exactly what they're going through.
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That's incredible, Ashe. I think I could learn a thing or two from you, too.