☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Well, I think that's exactly what the abbess was trying to say in her sermon, that is... Back home, people solved specific problems they faced, but in Margel, sometimes they just work for the sake of working, even though most of the benefits don't go to them, their family, or even their community, but to the employer, sometimes even an impersonal one. Well, at least that's how I understood it.

—I think you understood everything correctly. Although, we shouldn't idealize life back home either, otherwise you won't notice how you end up in some kind of cult. Our alliance with the Empire left its mark on peaceful life, and working for "unknown" people wasn't that rare. For example, in the past, a village healer only needed to take a walk through a mountain meadow in search of medicinal plants and offer a prayer to the mother goddess to cure a patient and ward off a curse. But in recent years, some medicines for city dwellers have been made based on Criderian herbs, the reagents of which can probably be found on the shelves of some "Leaf" pharmacy. That's how we started working not only for ourselves, but in exchange for iron coins, which were then given to the tax collection basket. One could say that this kind of activity is also harmful and unnatural in its nature, but I don't think so: if, thanks to our help, the hospitals of Margel acquired new, effective drugs, it was not in vain.

- This... is a rather unusual assignment. But I don't mind, so let's go. I hope my presence won't be considered inappropriate there.

—The more listeners, the more valuable the story. —Klin encouraged his companion, walking forward. —By the way, did you hear about the upcoming coronation? It's a pity, of course, that given the circumstances, it's unlikely to be a real cause for joy, but... ordinary people also need to be distracted from all the November horrors, otherwise only psychologists will benefit.