To save an angel

I've made my share of mistakes, I confess to using scrolls of Necromancy, poisons, and I once killed a man that should have been helped I made no claim to hide it..

Argyle McCoy,

You are hereby commanded to turn yourself in to either Vice Captain Oren Tenderson or Lieutenant Grimjkell Eirson immediately.

In His Grace's Name,

I want to be clear, no one is to bring any form of harm to Argyle before he reaches these two men.

Argyle, you will go to them willingly and I will discuss this issue with you as well.

(OOG: Not Kanas)

I feel as if there should be something said in the defense of Mr. Argyle. I would like to say that he should meet with his superiors to discuss what he did, as that is the proper response in this case. But I see no reason to portray him as a villain.

No man is perfect, and even the mightiest heroes have colluded with forces that would be considered evil or have consorted dark powers, but for noble intentions. In fables and legends there are moments where the hero, who lost his lover to a great enemy, or is beaten in a battle and left to die, finds a power that should not be found and uses it for the good of all. In the case of Mr. Argyle, using necromantic scripts to help save the lives of his fellow townsfolk.

Now there is something that could be said about his brazen revealing of what he has done. I am sure you are all familiar with the phrase "Skeletons in the closet", and if you're not well you learned a new thing today. All people have their dark secrets, and they hide them away because they fear people finding out. But Mr. Argyle was not afraid, and went and told us that he has made mistakes. That he has sinned but he is trying to redeem himself. That takes stones. And we could all learn a lesson from that. If Mr. Argyle was actually lying about his intentions when he did such things, well that's a stupid gamble and would end up in his failure. But I know him, and I know that he would not lie about his intentions. He's a straight forward, honorable, and a good man. He knows that he did things that are against the law, but he did them because he knew that without these decisions, people would die, and he would rather fall to hell than let his fellows die around him.

There is a personification of Justice, and it is of a woman, blinded by a sash of cloth, holding a scale. Now some believe that it is the crime vs. the law, but I believe that it is the Law vs. What is Right. Mr. Argyle's decisions are being balanced on that scale. They go against the law, but they saved lives. There are people reading this who would have died if Mr. Argyle did not do what he did. That is being balanced. His intentions are being balanced, and when he meets this angel, let it cast it's judgement upon him. But I think it would forgive him, for he did what he had to do, and is not afraid to tell the whole world that he made mistakes. But "to err is to be alive" my professor would always say, and while he made mistakes, he made them for the right reasons. And that's damn decent of him.

He may have broken the law, but he did it for the right reasons. And that's something that should be remembered. Mr. Argyle, if you are reading this: Next time we see each other, we should grab a pint. It'll be on me.

Cheers,
Dr. Isaac Percy Goggins

Several officials have spoken asking that this matter be handled by officials. Further comment, is not necessary. What is necessary is that this matter not eclipse the very real and present need experienced by those who will be attempting to defeat this foe of Travance.

Though he may have chosen his words poorly, Argyle is not wrong about the fact that the Angel is in great peril and those chosen to rescue her are among our least experienced and seasoned warriors. Let us leave off this man's folly and concentrate on the larger issue of defeating this devil and supporting those who must do so.