{"sf1_id":1705796,"sf2_id":"qmyw8WE1","title":"Knife (Your Lancer Interlude 2)","author":"Cardigan","words":244,"posted_at":"2021-04-12T02:27:00.000Z","tags":["Canine","Jackal","Poetry","SFW","Sleeping","Story Series","Teacher"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1705796-knife-your-lancer-interlude-2","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/qmyw8WE1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/e7/98/e79870fd-7c55-4536-8ad0-2b73bc1b7071","description":"#5 of Your Lancer\n\nInterlude 2/3 of the \"Your Lancer\" series\nThis is a complementary material to Part 2 and is meant to be read after that.\nA child and his teacher have a talk about what makes a weapon.\nWord Count:235","content":"* * *\n\nOn a sunny day, in the agora,\n\nMy teacher asked me:\n\n\"What is a knife?\"\n\nWhat a strangely simple question.\n\n\"A knife is a weapon.\"\n\nI answered with pride.\n\n\"Is that so?\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe old jackal waddled to a bench.\n\nWith the assist of his cane,\n\nHe sat with a grunt.\n\n\"When a butcher cuts the meat,\n\nIs the knife he uses a weapon as well?\"\n\nHe stumped me, but not for long.\n\n\"Yes. It harms the meat,\n\nSo it must be a weapon.\"\n\nHe answered me with a grin.\n\nI fell in one of his traps again.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Now suppose you find a comrade in a net,\n\nAnd you cut the rope with a dagger.\n\nIs the knife a weapon then?\"\n\nI rushed to answer.\n\n\"No. It doesn't harm anyone.\"\n\nI realized my answer immediately after,\n\nMy face quickly heated.\n\nHe just cackled.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Chalkinos, listen well.\n\nA knife is a tool. Always is.\n\nEven if it has the power to harm,\n\nThe one to make it a weapon\n\nIs its wielder.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nI looked in awe at the man.\n\nHe was inspiring and unchanging.\n\nHome had a strange air about it.\n\nBut I could find in him\u0026nbsp;\n\nBalance.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnother jackal entered my life.\n\nI misjudged him.\n\nEven if my hand was led,\n\nIt was the one to brandish the weapon.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nIn my bed, I heard,\n\nAlong with the footsteps that left my room,\n\nMaster Sophron's smug cackling.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Your Lancer","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1705636-cherished-your-lancer-part-2.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1716345-beloved-your-lancer-part-3.json"}}