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He then left the room, closing the door with a powerful thud, after which I heard a small metallic click and his strong, commanding footsteps fading down the long stairway. HE THEN LEFT THE ROOM CLOSING THE DOOR WITH A POWERFUL THUD AFTER WHICH I HEARD A SMALL METALLIC CLICK AND HIS STRONG COMMANDING FOOTSTEPS FADING DOWN THE LONG STAIRWAY
s thinking long and hard about what I should do, until at last I spoke, "Your majesty, I am afraid that I will have to turn you down and remain with the Pastites. Onan sent me, and it is Onan whom I shall follow." The King shook his head and sighed dejectedly, for a moment he looked disheartened and crestfallen, but then he again resumed his former prideful pose and said to me, less humbly and entreating than before, "Very well, I was afraid that you would do that. I have no choice now but to keep you here indefinitely as a prisoner, until such time as you realize the error of your ways and repent. It may seem improper to refuse the decision of the kinsman redeemer, but I must, for I will not allow my people to be destroyed by your ignorance." With that he turned and walked quickly down the stairs to the door, turning to me just as he reached it and adding with an almost spiteful intonation, "But then again, what clarity of mind can be expected from someone from the unenlightened past. ENCE THAT FOLLOWED FOR I WAS THINKING LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD DO UNTIL AT LAST I SPOKE YOUR MAJESTY I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO TURN YOU DOWN AND REMAIN WITH THE PASTITES OEN SENT ME AND IT IS OEN WHOM I SHALL FOLLOW THE KING SHOOK HIS HEAD AND SIGHED DEJECTINGLY FOR A MOMENT HE LOOKED DISHEARTENED AND CRESTFALLEN BUT THEN HE AGAIN RESUMED HIS FORMER PRIDEFUL POSE AND SAID TO ME LESS HUMBLY AND ENTREATING THAN BEFORE VERY WELL I WAS AFRAID THAT YOU WOULD DO THAT I HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO KEEP YOU HERE INDEFINITELY AS A PRISONER UNTIL SUCH TIME AS YOU REALIZE THE ERROR OF YOUR WAYS AND REPENT IT MAY SEEM IMPROPER TO REFUSE THE DECISION OF THE KINSMAN REDEEMER BUT I MUST FOR I WILL NOT ALLOW MY PEOPLE TO BE DESTROYED BY YOUR IGNORANCE WITH THAT HE TURNED AND WALKED QUICKLY DOWN THE STAIRS TO THE DOOR TURNING TO ME JUST AS HE REACHED IT AND ADDING WITH AN ALMOST SPITEFUL INTONATION BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT CLARITY OF MIND CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SOMEONE FROM THE UNENLIGHTENED PAST
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