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[Khenal]

'Suicide is no mercy.  Suicide is an end, is giving up.  Suicide is selfish, seeking to end one's own pain while giving more to those around you.  I've contemplated suicide before, Keeper.  When I failed, back in Tailentranced, I was going to simply fly as high as I could and then plummet to my death.  I had made such a huge mistake and thought I didn't deserve to live any more.  But I realized something: I didn't deserve death either.  If I simply killed myself, what would that make of those who lost their lives because of me?  Would they have died for nothing?

'I didn't want to live, but I needed to stay alive, to try to fix my mistakes.  I had to make sure that they didn't die for nothing.  That's why I harp on about other ponies and friendship so much, Keeper.  I don't live my life for myself anymore.  If you only think about yourself, things get out of focus and loose meaning very quickly.  But if you live for others, every little thing takes on a huge meaning.

'I don't want to give up on her, Keeper.  She desperately needs a friend, and she won't accept me as one.  I fear nopony else is willing to offer to extend friendship to her, either.  Dr. Bubbles might be able to, or that new pony, Granite.  If they can't get through to her... I don't want to consider it.  Suicide is not an option.  Unfortunately, execution may be...'

[Dsarker]

"As far as she knows, Khenal, she's trapped by a group of ponies she doesn't know who took away her only support. Suicide is not merely selfishness. Remember the old saying, 'I have borrowed my ancestor's name. I must return it to them unblemished.' Suicide is the height of courage."

[Khenal]

'It's the basest cowardice!  Instead of owning up to mistakes and trying to do something about it, you just give up and leave everything broken!  Killing yourself doesn't fix any blemish, it only adds another!'

[Dsarker]

"Not having the bravery to die is the basest form of cowardice."

[ansontan2000]

God.... Seriously guys, don't debate about this kind of thing. I just spilled coffee all over myself when I started screaming at the screen.

[Dsarker]

Well, in actual fact suicide only began being repressed in the west very recently. Classics would fall on their swords if they failed rather than face the indignity of capture. Knights who were wounded would be given mercy, basically an assisted suicide. Japan has always had suicide as honourable, with those who were regarded as too cowardly to do the act actually given a wooden sword to shame them, and it's similar with most Asian countries.

[ansontan2000]

You are correct. Being Asian myself, I have to back that up.

[KingStrongbeard]

God.... Seriously guys, don't debate about this kind of thing. I just spilled coffee all over myself when I started screaming at the screen.

No let them go. They have been building to this for awhile. Maybe some sort of resolution to Friesden's plot line can finally come out of this. Either death or steps being taken toward recovery, depending on what they decide of course. Can't just keep crazy murdering pony tied up forever right. Something has to give in one direction or the other.

Edit: Fixed a typo.

[Khenal]

'Facing death and surrendering to it are two very different things, Keeper.'

I carefully wrap the chain about Friesden before lifting her to my back and heading back to the jail.  The guard at the well room door looks surprised as I exit with her.

"Uh, sir?  What are you doing?"

"I'm taking her back to a real cell.  I'll have two of the 'smugglers' share a cell, or escort one back here if they want the well room instead.  Friesden is actually dangerous and needs a real cell."


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Oh the things we get up to in this thread.  However, I need to cut our debate short so I can get some dang sleep.  Strongbeard is right, though.  If Friesden continues with her sociopathic tendencies, Khenal may have no choice but to execute her.

[Dsarker]

Oh, I have no doubt!

[Rentorian]

"Why did I have to go back to help him?" I mutter.
Because despite your best efforts you're a good guy. Negs supplied cheerfully as he grazed lightly on Psycho's pain.
"Didn't you already get enough to eat today?" I ask him irritably.
I take my meals when I can and where I can.  Besides, he tastes good.
I roll my eyes and continue to ignore the looks that several ponies are giving me as I continue to drag Psycho along on his makeshift stretcher.  Despite doing my best to ignore them I can't help but notice that there were far fewer than I had expected.  I was carrying an unconscious military captain here!  For a few seconds I felt a flash of indigence before calming myself.  It was a good thing for people not to pay to much attention to me after all. 
I was so caught up in my thoughts that I almost missed hearing what several ponies were gossiping about near the entrance to the hospital.
"I heard she tried to kill herself!  Commander Khenal just barely managed to get there in time!"
The first pony's companion snorted at this, "I don't get why he's trying so hard to protect her.  I heard she's killed a dozen ponies here!"
"No!" the first one gasped.
What do you think of that pony?
"Not sure.  She tried to kill me, that isn't a good thing in my book."
I don't know either, Negs said slowly.  She was tasty but... her colors are wrong.  She's very broken.
"I already knew that Negs," I sighed.  "Are you trying to get me to pity her?"
I'm not sure.  But she was broken by a daemon right?  Daemons.... I don't like daemons. he whispered pitiably.
"I know Negs.  I know."
I silently nudge open the door to the hospital and drop Psycho off in his bed.
"And stay there this time," I say to his sleeping body.
Confident that he'll be there for a while, if only because of the drug, I head off in search of Khenal.  He did promise he would be available and I finally think I have some of the right questions to ask him.

[Khenal]

With Friesden in a propper cell and the paperwork reduced to only a small pile, I head to Charity's room to investigate it myself.

[The Master]

Psycho wakes up in a hospital bed.
"Aw, not again...Why am I here this time...?" I mutter, only vaguely remembering something about crawling and being in pain.
((I'm starting to think i'm being purposefully ignored.))

[Khenal]

I think the others are trying to let Carrot recover from his wounds.  Khenal has this new investigation to keep him busy, but he'll make sure to visit Carrot when he can.  In other news, I've finished transcribing another large section of Gliterglen over on FiMFiction.net if anypony wants to go look at it.  And in other, other news, I'll be heading out in an hour or two to do real life stuff.  So, if anypony needs to interact with Khenal, it should happen soon or be prepared to wait several hours before I can reply

[Dsarker]

Post up the links, if you would. Crosspost them to the main pony thread, too.