[Now he has to come up with a good story, crap. And his love life is shit, he doesn't have very many good stories to draw upon.
Well, there's ONE happy ending he knows of.]
Once there was a naive young man who was too afraid to speak out against his father. He didn't always agree with what his father said, but he would always silently obey. He didn't want to be kicked out of the home, and he didn't want to lose his position as 'son of the mayor', because this was a long time ago when towns were ruled over by families instead of being elected. He thought he could endure it until his father died, and that everything would be alright.
But one day, many people in his town began to fall ill. His pregnant wife was among those who were sick, and the man wanted to call for a doctor. His father, however, thought that the illness was a result of a demon poisoning the town, and that if everyone prayed enough the demon would go away. He refused to call for a doctor, and the son didn't dare go against his father's wishes. So he prayed, and he prayed, and he prayed.
Then one day, a doctor happened to come by the town completely on accident. He needed a place to stay for the night, but the mayor wanted to kick him out. Instead, the son let the doctor hide in an unused house for the night, but told him to leave at first light. He warned the doctor of the strange illness that had befallen the townspeople, and told him that he would get sick too if he stayed too long.
The doctor insisted on staying and helping the sick people, but the man told him that he shouldn't, and that the mayor wouldn't accept a doctor's help. When the doctor asked why, the man said that his father's word was law, and that he wouldn't dare damage his reputation by speaking out against him. So the doctor told him 'you can't move forward if you're afraid of getting your hands dirty'.
The doctor ended up sneaking away and treating the sick people anyway, but he was eventually caught. The mayor wanted to punish the doctor, but the man took one look at his now-healthy wife and realized that he had been wrong all along, that his reputation didn't mean anything if the people he loved were dead because of it. So the man rescued the doctor and helped him escape, saying 'a little dirt doesn't bother me, because at least it's not coming from my wife's grave'.
So, there you have it! Love conquers all, yada yada.
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[Now he has to come up with a good story, crap. And his love life is shit, he doesn't have very many good stories to draw upon.
Well, there's ONE happy ending he knows of.]
Once there was a naive young man who was too afraid to speak out against his father. He didn't always agree with what his father said, but he would always silently obey. He didn't want to be kicked out of the home, and he didn't want to lose his position as 'son of the mayor', because this was a long time ago when towns were ruled over by families instead of being elected. He thought he could endure it until his father died, and that everything would be alright.
But one day, many people in his town began to fall ill. His pregnant wife was among those who were sick, and the man wanted to call for a doctor. His father, however, thought that the illness was a result of a demon poisoning the town, and that if everyone prayed enough the demon would go away. He refused to call for a doctor, and the son didn't dare go against his father's wishes. So he prayed, and he prayed, and he prayed.
Then one day, a doctor happened to come by the town completely on accident. He needed a place to stay for the night, but the mayor wanted to kick him out. Instead, the son let the doctor hide in an unused house for the night, but told him to leave at first light. He warned the doctor of the strange illness that had befallen the townspeople, and told him that he would get sick too if he stayed too long.
The doctor insisted on staying and helping the sick people, but the man told him that he shouldn't, and that the mayor wouldn't accept a doctor's help. When the doctor asked why, the man said that his father's word was law, and that he wouldn't dare damage his reputation by speaking out against him. So the doctor told him 'you can't move forward if you're afraid of getting your hands dirty'.
The doctor ended up sneaking away and treating the sick people anyway, but he was eventually caught. The mayor wanted to punish the doctor, but the man took one look at his now-healthy wife and realized that he had been wrong all along, that his reputation didn't mean anything if the people he loved were dead because of it. So the man rescued the doctor and helped him escape, saying 'a little dirt doesn't bother me, because at least it's not coming from my wife's grave'.
So, there you have it! Love conquers all, yada yada.