No... he could not say that to him. Ramza stood in silence for a minute before he began the fable proper.]
A servant to the Gods who created the world... a mighty being, said to be able to eat the impurity and wickedness from the world and leave whole the good that remained in its wake.
But the gods did not know for true the rot of the world; over the years, he came to swallow too much, and...
[Well... this retelling would have an end more honeyed than the original.]
...He sealed himself away, fearful that he might hurt the good.
[He paused for a moment... but smiled, albeit weakly.]
His was a parable of temperance, you see; a man may do many great deeds, but know the limits of deed and virtue as much as drink, lest one poison himself by it. Your parents must have known the great deeds of your future and named you thus to impress a lesson of restraint!
[Ramza could happily forget coming eye-to-eye with his corrupt, bloated form for now, anyway..]
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[Fallen lord? Demon? Monster? Bespoiler?
No... he could not say that to him. Ramza stood in silence for a minute before he began the fable proper.]
A servant to the Gods who created the world... a mighty being, said to be able to eat the impurity and wickedness from the world and leave whole the good that remained in its wake.
But the gods did not know for true the rot of the world; over the years, he came to swallow too much, and...
[Well... this retelling would have an end more honeyed than the original.]
...He sealed himself away, fearful that he might hurt the good.
[He paused for a moment... but smiled, albeit weakly.]
His was a parable of temperance, you see; a man may do many great deeds, but know the limits of deed and virtue as much as drink, lest one poison himself by it. Your parents must have known the great deeds of your future and named you thus to impress a lesson of restraint!
[Ramza could happily forget coming eye-to-eye with his corrupt, bloated form for now, anyway..]