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[color=bc8dbf][h3][center]~Charlotte LaChance~[/center][/h3][/color]
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[color=bc8dbf]"...difficult question, Cait."[/color] Charlotte replied. [color=bc8dbf]"On one hand, if they do indeed hold intelligence the same as humans, then why should we treat them any differently than a human?"[/color] That was the logical conclusion, at least. After all, just because someone looked different didn't mean they weren't inherently worse or different than you were. Granted, she always had problem with her attitude, but that was reserved for pretty much everyone since well, she objectively disliked most people. There was, however, a slight problem. Her craft, alchemy, inherently called for the parts of animals. Hearts, eyes, tongues...they even had to be relatively fresh or the effects of the potions could suffer.

[color=bc8dbf]"On the other hand,"[/color] Charlotte frowned, turning her head to the side as she started talking. [color=bc8dbf]"My craft, alchemy, can not be done without the hunting of them. Essentially, it is the art of taking something from one thing, and turning it into something else. To put simply, breaking things down into their base essence and making something else from it. At least, that is the form of it I am most familiar with."[/color] She had read tales of other forms of it, though, and that was one of the reasons she was out here. 

[color=bc8dbf]"I hunted that rabbit earlier for two reasons. Food, and for reagents. Certainly, I am more skilled with turning plants into useful potions and a good number of potions can be made with simply those, but an even wider number calls for items from both flora and fauna. If I were to suddenly stop, then I wouldn't be able to make a number of healing salves, things to enhance a humans natural abilities, items to defend myself with...things such as those."[/color] She looked back up at Cait. [color=bc8dbf]"And that is not something I can do. I have things I want...[i]need[/i] to do, and I can't just stop using it."[/color] Should she explain? The chances of Cait understanding if she tried to explain were almost zero. Or at least, it'd require a length explanation she didn't entirely want to go through.

[color=bc8dbf]"...Someone asked me to become the best alchemist in the world for them."[/color] Charlotte said rather quietly. [color=bc8dbf]"And they are not someone I intend to disappoint or let down."[/color] She shook her head. [i]Would[/i] she still want her to, even after she found out about this whole talking to animal business? Charlotte had no clue. She would probably spend entire days talking to the animals if she was here. [color=bc8dbf]"I am simply conflicted. If I stop, then I can't complete that goal. If I do, then what does that make me? A murderer? I suppose I could just ask for their recently deceased. Though the reagents need to be [i]fresh[/i]. As in, preferably within half an hour of dying or else the reagents may not work as strongly or as well as they were intended too."[/color]