At this moment, Romon did not understand this change. He was still teaching his student.
"A Druid must observe all things with a discerning heart. Every raindrop, every leaf, every river is worth experiencing with care. To become a true Druid, doing this is still not enough, but it is the foundation. Without the heart of a Druid, even if you possess great power, it will lose its true meaning..."
Romon stood with his hands behind his back, facing a river as he spoke earnestly.
"Teacher, I think I understand a little."
"Oh? Then tell me, what exactly have you realized?" Romon turned to look at Cassil beside him. They were not in a crowded part of Tatshaw Territory. They were currently before the academy, in an uninhabited stretch of wilderness and forest.
"I attended Instructor Jefa's classes. He said we must pay attention to changes in nature, that everything in nature has life, and every animal and plant has life. All things in nature are equal. But, Teacher... if all animals and plants have life and are equal, then is it wrong for us to hunt animals and plant and harvest crops?"
It had to be said that Cassil was a conscientious student. Whenever he encountered something strange, he liked to ask why. He liked to think, liked to bore into what was called the bull's horn.
That spirit was precisely what progress required.
"Just as you said, all things in nature are equal. But precisely because they are equal, no one has decreed who should exist and who should die."
"Nature grants them autonomy, and thus there is survival of the fittest."
"The strong obtain food, while the weak become their food. Nature's food chain explains everything. Do not underestimate this, and do not harbor pointless sympathy."
"Kindness