I've always had friends with rather unique views on property ownership, but I think Silk takes the cake:
Silk walked mournfully around the barge. "It's mine, all right," he sighed.
"You keep well-equipped barges, Silk," Durnik said, carefully measuring a board.
"This one had everything I need right in the bow—nails, a barrel of tar, and even a fairly good saw. We'll have it afloat before morning."
"I'm glad you approve," Silk said sourly. He made a wry face. "This is unnatural," he complained.
"What's the problem, Kheldar?" Velvet asked him.
"Usually, when I want a boat, I steal one. Using one of my own seems immoral somehow."Pulled from David Eddings' Sorceress of Darshiva. Posted by Vengeful Cynic at November 16, 2004 03:47 PM | TrackBack