Attn: Catholics & their Priests

[hourglasspriest]

To any and all "Catholics" and their priests,

Could someone please explain to me the supposed need and practice of burning witches?

-S.D. SaDiablo

((If anyone wants to seek out the writer, he is reading a book nearby. The air is decidedly chill near him.))

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[dukes_daughter]

"Sure, sir, there is much else to do with witches," Ganymede offers, mostly to be facetious.

[hourglasspriest]

In just a moment, he's beside Ganymede, the air chilling to the point they can see their breath form frost. "What else then?" he asks.

[dukes_daughter]

"What else?" he says, giving a little shiver but otherwise trying to remain nonchalant. "'tis out of fashion, burning. Now they do whisper, point, speak not to those they think to witches be."

[hourglasspriest]

"That's good to know, but I want to know why it's done. How could such a terrible practice become fashionable?" His tone is far too soft.

[dukes_daughter]

He shrugs. "To innocents from their charms protect?"

[hourglasspriest]

"Is that what witches do here? Charm the innocent?" He seems shocked at the idea, and it dims his anger a bit. "What is the point of that?"

[dukes_daughter]

"Is that not what all witches do?" he laughs. "But I see not why you are worried for it. 'tis but maids can witches be."

[hourglasspriest]

"I'm a Warlord Prince, pledged to serve the witches in my Court. It would be my duty to prevent them being burned if the people here confused Blood with the sort of witches you mean." His tone implies that that is not what he thinks of witches as being at all.

[dukes_daughter]

Ganymede laughs. "It matters not to me! But to the ones who mind such things, it matters not at all how well a witch be blooded."

[hourglasspriest]

"If anyone tries to burn the witches in my Court, the only blood they'll see is their own as it gets splattered on the walls."

[dukes_daughter]

"Is't not as cruel as burning?", with a cheeky grin.

[hourglasspriest]

"It's far quicker, and far more justified."

[dukes_daughter]

"Yet 'tis still death. Thou art no better than those thou dost complain of."

[hourglasspriest]

He seems puzzled. "Not when it's true justice."

[dukes_daughter]

"Is't not justice when the witch has witching done?"