>>5827362>>5827667You decided to listen to the clergymen, after all they had an intellectual conversation and even if you were not a wise man yourself (you barely knew to read, let us be humble on this) they could give you some insights on your next decisions. You turned your head towards the two men while they spoke, or, more exactly, Father François spoke.
-You see, dear brother, I have had an interesting discussion with a woodcarver who had converted and came to me from Nearby. He is a good man, who goes to church every week, walking for more than an hour, and he asked for my advice when he wanted to take in an apprentice. He said that he knew two young men ready to learn his craft, both pagans, and that one of them was a good person, who worked hard but had still no talent or mastery over the skill, even if he was eager to learn, humble and had recently married. The other one was a violent man, who picked fights, one day had bitten off the ear of a neighbour and cheated on his wife but was a very diligent worker and had some talent and experience since he had already learned the craft as a boy before having to farm because of the need to feed his family. Now he wanted to come back to his first trade since his brother could take his place on the family farm.
Brother Louis nodded, asking then.
-Yes and so ? What did you tell him ?
He was less accustomed to dealing with everyday problems as a monk-soldier than your village priest. He was more a man of higher debates. Father François listened.
-I told him of course to tell me whom he wanted to take as an apprentice.
Interested in the conversation you asked.
-And who was that ?
Father François answered quickly :
-It was the second one, since he had more talents.
You were more than disturbed by the answer, the first one seemed to be a better man. Brother Louis asked this too, telling.
-But why ? I mean, talent and good work cannot replace all the virtues that he lacked.
Father François agreed, continuing by saying simply.
-Of course, yes of course messires. That disturbed me and I asked him why would he take him. And he said that "as a master he had to look at the working skills of someone not to judge their personal life."
This disturbed you even more, how could you not link work and personal life ? The work of a craftsman was a part of his personal life, just like your knighthood (who was not a work) was part of your personal life too, how could you be judged a good knight if you only knew how to fight well without having learned the virtues of chivalry ? Of course you wouldn't be better than some scoundrels who still learned the arts of the trade, like this Brutus Enforcer, or mercenaries like Bob and his Orcadian friend. Your knighthood was part of your life just like your lordship, your family, your friends, everything would be judged by the Lord at once. You looked, still astonished, at Father François and Brother Louis, who shared the same thoughts at you. He said.
