Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20140906173711/@comment-12599067-20140915030753

Efmrider wrote: (There was a ton of insult in that conversation and Volgus is speaking with children.  He insulted not only Cathal but his parents.  Children don't deal with sarcasm and insult very well.  They don't just shrug it off.  It will make a lasting and lifelong impression on them.  That is why it is so important to guard your tongue when speaking with children.  You can literally ruin their lives with one sentence.

It was ridiculous for Volgus to come ask Cathal where his father was and to hold him responsible for not knowing where he was. How was he to know? Also, while he is an extremely intelligent child, he is still a child. He does not have the lifelong experience which gives you the ability to recognize an ass when you see one. Both of them have a lot of Torene in them as well. Do you think that Torene would put up with such nonsense? She'd fry him where he stood. No, he made a grievous error.) (Volgus recognizes Cathal's ability as a thinker and views him more as an equal than a child. Perhaps it is an oversight on his part, but in his defense, Volgus has little experience with children and has always been more of a negative type. He also, as previously stated, won't accept insult from anyone. For most children, that would likely end in lighter reprimandation. However, as Cathal is highly intelligent, Volgus sees light reprimandation as below him and would much rather offer an explanation of his own, if not throwing insult back at those who would insult him.)