Addressed to the Admiral but viewable to all

[wandthief]

Dear Admiral, I wish to be sent back to my world.

People here are quick to threaten and attack but if I offer help of any form - and I have numerous times - they either reject it or ignore it. I understand about learning patience but they prefer others suffer prolonged illness or injury instead of taking some extra help? Isn't that just simple cruelty?

I am sure you can pick and choose what powers to return to me. If I could perform simple healing spells and make healing potions then I feel I could be of a great help to the overstressed infirmary staff. However, as they are all ignoring me - unless it is to insult or threaten - then I come directly to you, since I am currently wardenless.

If the answer is no then you, dear Admiral, are as cruel as the rest and do like to see people suffering here. That would not surprise many of us here.

So, I wish my basic healing powers returned or send me back to my home.

I completely understand that this is not an ultimatum considering you will likely say NO to both - but then they had better not expect any sympathy from me if they complain again that people are hurt and dying and they can't cope when it can be fixed more easily in the aftermath with a little magic.

Comments

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I didn't say I'd be a hinderance everywhere but I am not so agile anymore in an emergency.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

So how much use are you, even with your magic.

Gods, even Hix could run.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Hix was young. I am a mortal man well over a hundred years old. While the Admiral saw fit to fix my body to a decent health - since I was barely able to stand in the condition I was in before I arrived here - that still does not make me overly sprightly.

If I had a much younger body then perhaps I could be of more help without magic.

If I had all my magic I could easily take over this ship.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

You're doing a very good job of undermining your own demand for your powers, by the way.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I am aware of that but I'm sure the Admiral is also aware of my powers, which is why I am only requesting certain harmless powers back - to be helpful to others.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

But here's the thing. I wouldn't trust anyone with medicine, and the ability to give and with-hold treatment who had said they were capable, and probably willing, to take over the ship.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Just because someone doesn't say they can doesn't mean they can't. Shouldn't honesty count for something?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

As should potential intent. I wouldn't trust an inmate who was a doctor to do their job without serious doubts, so I wouldn't trust you. It's not the same as just working in the infirmary helping.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I have no intention of trying to take over this place. I am only saying that if I had all my powers I am sure that I could.

I do not want to work in there regularly. With the disappearance of their regular potions maker I thought they made need a replenishment of such and if I had my healing spells available then they could be used in emergencies, say to prevent people bleeding to death in the halls.

The Muggle doctors are capable, surely, but they are also very slow at times. I do think it ridiculous that they refuse my help time and time again.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

And I hope they keep doing so, at least whilst you have no warden to properly vouch for you.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

So you and they do prefer everyone to suffer needlessly.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

No, I prefer to be able to trust those giving me medical treatment.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

That is your decision. Some others may like to make the choice for themselves.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly sure most people like to be able to trust their doctors.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

So you keep saying but again, I am not claiming to be a doctor. Do you think I would randomly cause harm to others with healing spells? It's not even possible. Well, it may be... but...

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

No, but you'd be capable of everything a doctor would be. You'd be in a position to withhold treatment as much as give it - just like wizards do. They say 'oh, you need our help' - then take it away and let people suffer.

Not to mention, you already declared yourself 'untrustworthy'. And now you want people to trust you. Well, you're good at burning your own bridges.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

People can change.

You do have a very negative view of.. everything, don't you?

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I'm just realistic.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

So by that you mean to say you have no imagination.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

I mean to say I live in the real world.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

Mm. You would be one of those special kind of Muggles who wouldn't need their mind erased upon seeing something fantastic as you would tell yourself it simply didn't exist in the real world.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

Or, magic is just a mundane, every day thing in my world and not at all fantastic, so excuse me for being unawed at your amazing power.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

In my world all of that is hidden and so if you witnessed just one spell or saw one baby dragon your mind would be tampered with by a team of wizards. This is the kind of thing I wanted to stop - and I am labelled as the villain.

It is nice to know that in some world somewhere it can be considered 'mundane'.

[pleasesmirk.livejournal.com]

It's mundane, but the wizards still have to know the city is in charge. Not them. They never will be.

[wandthief.livejournal.com]

I do not like that attitude... Never will be? That makes it sound as if you think you are all superior to wizards.