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I took up the mantle of Judge of Contracts on the second Saturnday of Ascending Wood after my 16th birthday. Given the general perception of the position, it was understandably a fairly private swearing ceremony. Beyond my father and Nestor, the only other people there of their own choice were a number of the top city merchants, no doubt present to jockey position and to see if I might be made of softer resolve than my father. Still, it was an honor to take up the duty of my line. | I took up the mantle of Judge of Contracts on the second Saturnday of Ascending Wood after my 16th birthday. Given the general perception of the position, it was understandably a fairly private swearing ceremony. Beyond my father and Nestor, the only other people there of their own choice were a number of the top city merchants, no doubt present to jockey position and to see if I might be made of softer resolve than my father. Still, it was an honor to take up the duty of my line. | ||
β | The work was never-ending, and time flew by because of it. Every day was another con, another dispute, another conspiracy, not to mention the yearly duty. I'm sure some ploys slipped past me, but it was not from a lack of dedication nor, to risk vanity, from a lack of skill. However, unlike my father, I had learned new ways to handle the constant defilers. Where my father had stood stoic and unapproachable, I used a more... approachable demeanor. Given my youth, I was already underestimated by most of these men, the bulk many years my senior. By reducing the prominence of myself in their mind, I was able to dig much further than otherwise would have been possible. | + | The work was never-ending, and time flew by because of it. Every day was another con, another dispute, another conspiracy, not to mention the yearly duty. I'm sure some ploys slipped past me, but it was not from a lack of dedication nor, to risk vanity, from a lack of skill. However, unlike my father, I had learned new ways to handle the constant defilers. Where my father had stood stoic and unapproachable, I used a more... approachable demeanor. Given my youth, I was already underestimated by most of these men, the bulk many years my senior. By reducing the prominence of myself in their mind, I was able to dig much further than otherwise would have been possible. |
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Though, looking back, I do remember a desire for something more. Whether that was a sense of Destiny or just a natural desire of all people is a question better left to the philosophers. But, there were so many nights I dreamed of years prior, when I was able to explore the world. I loved my city, and upheld my duty, but I always felt like a visitor. | Though, looking back, I do remember a desire for something more. Whether that was a sense of Destiny or just a natural desire of all people is a question better left to the philosophers. But, there were so many nights I dreamed of years prior, when I was able to explore the world. I loved my city, and upheld my duty, but I always felt like a visitor. |