Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody."

"You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.

To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.

Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.

Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.

I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already killed you by slow poison. So, let it go. Why waste your time? His life will see to his death.

If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?