Freedom is not freedom if it is dictated by the whims of any third party.
[Of course it was the Malnosso who granted the people of Luceti their freedoms, and not the Third Party at all, but Norrington derived little joy from the choices that this world presented. If his options were limited to dying a final death at the hands of the cultists or living merely for so long as it suited the Malnosso, he might as well be locked in a cell.
In fact, it would be reasonable to argue that he had indeed locked himself in a cell, but at least it was a cell of his choosing in a house which had not been constructed by their wardens. And outside of the village, he contributed little to their schemes.]
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[Of course it was the Malnosso who granted the people of Luceti their freedoms, and not the Third Party at all, but Norrington derived little joy from the choices that this world presented. If his options were limited to dying a final death at the hands of the cultists or living merely for so long as it suited the Malnosso, he might as well be locked in a cell.
In fact, it would be reasonable to argue that he had indeed locked himself in a cell, but at least it was a cell of his choosing in a house which had not been constructed by their wardens. And outside of the village, he contributed little to their schemes.]