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sentient or sapient? makes a big difference. if it's only the souls of animals and the like then that might be ok, but feeding on the souls of highly intelligent creatures? that's bad.

Kevin: "Uh... okay hold on... Stefervin, you mean Sapient, right?"
Stefervin: "AH! YES. APOLOGIES, HARVESTER. THIS ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE. TO CLARIFY; WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE CORE IN QUESTION BELONG TO AN ENTITY CAPABLE OF JUDGEMENT, INTROSPECTION, MORAL REASONING, ETCETERA."

Hey good news Kevin, you don't have a soul! (either that or you aren't sentient)

Anywhoo, If we're gonna free a soul-beast might as well do it right.

So where do we get that key from and what are the time constraints you're under. If this guy "must" feed on souls and their imprisonment is keeping them from doing so then it's likely they might perish if we don't get them some soul food in time.

Oh and would they care to elaborate on this "man that could never be captured?"

> Bid them farewell.

> Or ask them how one would help them.

> Okay, time to fulfil your end.

Kevin: "I... uh, I don't know, um, voices. It seems like most of you want me to help but... uh.. I... he eats people. How... uh, that seems like it's probably wrong. I'm not really sure I -you know..."
Stefervin: "YOU SHOULD CONSIDER LISTENING TO THEM. THE MORAL POSTULATE THAT IT IS ALWAYS WRONG TO KILL OR CONSUME OTHER SAPIENT BEINGS IS BASED ON THE FALLACIOUS ASSUMPTION THAT ALL SAPIENT BEINGS EXIST WITHIN THE SAME SPOT ON THE FOOD CHAIN. IT'S SOMETHING THOSE FROM THE SURFACE AND, OF COURSE, THOSE IN THE HARVESTER'S UNION OFTEN HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING."
Kevin: "... What?"
Stefervin: "I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE A CARNIVORE, FRIEND. AND IT DIDN'T CHOOSE WHAT I HAVE TO PREY UPON. BUT I DO CHOOSE UPON WHOM I FEED. THE WICKED AND THE CORRUPT. ONLY THOSE WHO POSE A DANGER TO OUR FELLOW, CHERISHED CITIZENS. WHY DO YOU THINK I WANTED TO SHAKE YOUR HAND SO BADLY?"
Kevin: "... You were going to eat me?!"
Stefervin: "OF COURSE NOT, DEAR HARVESTER. FIRST I HAD TO GET A TASTE. ASSESS YOUR MORAL CHARACTER. WEIGH YOUR VALUE AS AN ALLY AGAINST THE NUTRITION YOUR IMPOSSIBLY NONEXISTENT CORE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED."
Kevin: "Uh... this is insane, right?! I wish I could remember if this was a thing that was insane or not."

Add one more thing to the list of things to recover, after your memory and purpose and pants.

I contest the necessity of souls and pants.

Kevin: *Sigh* "I... uh, I think a robe counts as pants... I mean... I'm made of bones anyway. So, uh.. it probably doesn't matter. I don't know..."