Chapter 114:
The Butcher (3)
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A scholar once said that the beginning of civilization is a broken leg bone that has been healed.
In the wild, a broken leg bone makes survival extremely difficult. Most creatures would abandon it.
Even the most loving predators will abandon their offspring if they can’t walk or are deemed hopeless. That’s the harsh reality of the wild.
Civilization, on the other hand, is different. Even with a broken leg, people find ways to protect and care for each other, which strengthens their unity.
In that sense, euthanizing the baby Usk was a natural order. A baby surviving in the wild without its mother has no hope.
Even if it somehow managed to grow up, it could develop a hatred for humans, given that I killed its mother.