Admittedly, he was being selfish, but for someone with Obasi’s upbringing it was to be expected. Greed was his mother’s passion and she’d passed it onto him. So he couldn’t help, but place his own interest ahead of everyone else. Except of course when he was pretending to be a “good guy.” Like he was at that moment. In fact, he was so good at it that a bunch of villagers thanked him. “What a kind boy.” Or “You are one hardworking demihuman.” Were just a few of the words of thanks’ he’d received. He’d wondered if this is what it felt like to be a genuine “hero,” or if deep down they were in it for themselves too. Not like he’d know what motivated actual heroic people. Selflessness was a trait for the stupid, ignorant, or naïve and he was neither of those. No matter how finite thankful these people where he would have preferred their coin.
Another door found itself married to steel hinges. Men, woman, and child alike, uttered “thank you, sir” from their lips at the youth’s actions. Was it really this easy to win them over?
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