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'''Title: Virtues Vol. 2 - Honesty'''

'''Author: Atlas'''
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Chapter II

Honesty


Eben worked hard at 
his duties. After his 
morning prayer he 
would often toil 
through to the night. 
After a while when 
Herold grew more 
comfortable with Eben, 
he was allowed to 
work unshackled. 

Over the next year 
Eben learned the 
skills of farming, and 
proved to be quite 
adept. Eben was 
allowed one day off a 
week, he was even 
allowed to travel into 
town so long as he 
had an escort. 

Eben took this time to 
travel to the various 
merchants that he had 
stole from. He 
confessed to what he 
had done and promised 
to repay them for the 
merchandise he had 
stolen over the years. 
Eben begged for their 
forgiveness. Much to 
his surprise most of 
the merchants forgave 
him and were willing 
to let Eben make 
amends. 

On his day off he would travel 
from merchant to 
merchant giving them 
what little gold he 
had though his work 
on the farm. Eben was 
able to make money by 
doing other servants 
duties in addition to 
his own, for this 
service they would pay 
him a few coins. 

Eben did this not to profit 
himself but to help 
pay retribution to the 
merchants. Some 
merchants would 
refuse his gold, 
saying that the offer 
of retribution was 
enough, but Eben 
would use his former 
skills as a thief and 
place the gold into 
their pouches anyway. 

After a while some of 
the merchants began 
to take a liking to 
Eben, the would talk 
to him for a while 
and give him a snack 
for the ride back to 
Herold's farm. Some 
people would mock 
Eben's efforts to clear 
his name saying that 
he was just acting 
and would revert back 
to his old ways, but 
Eben ignored their 
taunts. 

The voice had 
told him to do these 
deeds, Eben knew the 
voice was coming 
from within him, and 
he trusted it. 

Eben had learned the virtue 
of Honesty. 

From that point on Eben lived a 
honest life above all 
else.

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