Grendel Should Not Have Rampaged Through Our Capitol, But Slaying Him Will Only Further Divide Our..

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"Yes, Grendel will certainly strike again, but there is something worse than ghastly slaughter in the temple of our civilization. And that something is being mad at each other."

Grendel Should Not Have Rampaged Through Our Capitol, But Slaying Him Will Only Further Divide Our...
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3:08 PM · Jan 12, 2021

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Hwæt! Gather near, good folk. It is I, Unferth, the bravest chieftain of our Great Hall. Our warriors are on edge ever since that towering monster Grendel rampaged through our seat of government, desecrated our shining citadel, and crushed the bones, and devoured the heads of our kin. The noble warrior Beowulf says we must now slay Grendel, which would stop the attacks, vindicate the dead, and restore the Great Hall’s honor. But have you considered, as an alternative, just letting it slide? And have you seen how sharp Grendel’s claws are?

I could vanquish him myself if I wanted to, but now is the time for unity. As the ancient wisdom says, a crime ignored is a community healed. Yes, Grendel will certainly strike again, but there is something worse than ghastly slaughter in the temple of our civilization. And that something is being mad at each other. We cannot afford to pit the clans who want justice and tribal security against the clans who wish to shield our enemies from accountability.

Beowulf’s plan is so ridiculous that it makes my fingers tremble — with moral outrage, I mean. He wants me and all other warriors to sleep in the Hall tonight. When Grendel breaks in at midnight, prowling for blood again (and I admit his criminal pattern is predictable), Beowulf will spring up and bludgeon the beast to death with his own hands. I have many objections.

First, is it necessary for me to be present? Let a squire attend in my stead. Woe that I should have to choose between loyalty to my folk and my unbending need to appease this absolute unit of a man-eater. He is said to be indestructible, inhuman, and his only joy in life is to dominate and humiliate the weak.

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[ananda]

1. It would awaken his mother?

Beowulf beat her ass too.

[Volaris]

2. This is actually very entertaining.