In this chapter, the wordsmith tells the children that he has already told them about the dangers of word-senders. He tells them that before he can pay off his debt, he needs them to help him in his work every day. He says that the county master doesn't like people like him. The wordsmith says that he hasn't done much recently. The emperor decided to use violence as a weapon against the word-smiths. The county master protested against this idea, but the emperor didn't want to use words as a tool for war, so he left the battlefield and returned to the county. He's been protecting the town since then.
In this chapter, the wordsmith tells the children that he has already told them about the dangers of word-senders. He tells them that before he can pay off his debt, he needs them to help him in his work every day. He says that the county master doesn't like people like him. The wordsmith says that he hasn't done much recently. The emperor decided to use violence as a weapon against the word-smiths. The county master protested against this idea, but the emperor didn't want to use words as a tool for war, so he left the battlefield and returned to the county. He's been protecting the town since then.