please! quiet, please!
there in a man. one man. he was found in the trench by several children.
this man was not armed.
let's everybody calm down right now! we have an injured man among us. one man. a traveler. unarmed. we all want to do the decent thing. the decent thing is to help him. mace's wife, sandra, is looking after him now. now, i'd like a vote of support on this course of action from all of you.
you children are supposed to be doing lessons.
lessons.
no one here has any animosity toward you, sergeant. none of us here is your enemy.
moreover, we respect your qualities. we have no doubt that you are a very, very good soldier.
but, because of your training, i don't think you'll ever be able to function in a group like this, a community of vulnerable people, of families, of children, where the ability to fight is not the sole purpose of existence.
you're different from us, sergeant. we don't hate you for that, but we have agreed that to try to include you would pose an intolerable risk to the community itself.
i'm going to go out and talk to them. more than likely they're friendly. if not.  . those of you with weapons will be ready to defend us. the rest of you go back.
here! over here!