Richard has arrived at the first town with the one of the antidotes that he needs. Anson and he do some reconnaissance to plan their attack, and to get Richard to first antidote immediately due to his obvious pains. During their trip to the village, Richard retrieves the elixir and notices some important details for their attack. All of the Order's troops are sleeping in two housing units, and the Order's guards and defenses are diminished due to the peacefulness of the villagers. Richard exploits these facts by attacking at night, and setting the two building on fire instead of directly assaulting the Order's men. They were successful and took the city. The Bandakar helped him take the city back, and told the villages of the new ideas which Richard spoke about. A few in the village originally questioned the necessity of violence, but many immediately saw the benefits in being free from their oppressors, and took their college's message to heart.
The actions of the Bandakar are starting to show the change that is taking place in their minds. First they believed the never trust their senses, and that nothing could be evil, but now they are learning that their actions allowed evil to thrive when it entered their lives. They are starting to value themselves and their lives more because of their rising confidence in their ability to see the truth, expose it, and act on it. The major lessons they have learned is their virtues do not make them better than other people. Everyone has the same right to a life, but their actions can cost them their right. They have seen their hypocrisy in condemning violence, but using poison to try and force Richard to fight for them, and they have learned that victory is something to be earned not given.
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