>"Mokou, both the Oregano and the Cumin this time, so I can get a word in edgewise with this motormouth."
>Sigh. "For starters, they aren't slaves. In fact, the contract specifically allows them to pursue their own paths in life. They're more like hired help, or children in that regard. They're only obligated to help protect the village, and not bring harm to the residents. In fact, they agreed to it quite readily. As it not only gave them a power increase, but provided them with a safer home to reside in, and a better way of life than living as common bandits."
>Apply more patronizing headpats. "Perhaps you should join them, it would do wonders for that tendency of yours to exaggerate and falsify things."