( one of the nastier beliefs of the past had been that children should enter the workforce early and earn their keep rather than spend their time in school where they truly belonged. they had worked long hours at brutal, demanding jobs and the idea of it had never sit right with aziraphale. factories and the like were not a place where any child should be.
humans were such fragile things. the pittance of money they were offered for the work was hardly enough to justify the damage done to their health. it was more than disheartening to see that aefenglom still practiced such a thing. it made sense, of course, considering that many things here were outdated (even by his standards), but disapponting nonsense.
his face pinches as he turns over to his company for the day. they've talked to both some of the lords as well as the children and it was feeling more and more horrid to side with the lords. )
How do you feel about this? This— ( he makes a loose hand gesture. ) —situation with the children?
SIEG ◈ MID AGURIL ◈ HAZARD AT THE HARBOUR
humans were such fragile things. the pittance of money they were offered for the work was hardly enough to justify the damage done to their health. it was more than disheartening to see that aefenglom still practiced such a thing. it made sense, of course, considering that many things here were outdated (even by his standards), but disapponting nonsense.
his face pinches as he turns over to his company for the day. they've talked to both some of the lords as well as the children and it was feeling more and more horrid to side with the lords. )
How do you feel about this? This— ( he makes a loose hand gesture. ) —situation with the children?