Taking the Knife

The knife is very nicely made. You admire it for a small while, before
slipping it into the bag you carry around your shoulders.

You aren't committing a sin, or if you are it's not a great one. The
chanter who lives in the main city has not yet come and completed the
dedication. The one who's knelt before the idol and left it here has merely
announced an intention to give it to their god so it's still theirs, and
they will not miss it.

If Nagiri holds up his end of the bargain your debt shall be gone come
tomorrow and you can leave the land you work but do not own. You get
excited, but then try to calm down. It is not over yet.

You walk out into the evening crowd still in the market before the sanctum.
There are so many people here nobody will remember and be able to speak
against you.

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