No Godfrey for Bold Ben

The road is fraught with merchants bound

To horses, guards, and wayward towns–

Where chapels, inns, and houses lay

Atop the ground where people say:

"We want to buy what can't be found

In hopes it makes a holy sound!"
 
 
So the merchants bind the horses, too

And guard the road to keep their loot

To sell to all the ones that lay

Atop the ones beneath that say:

"We hope to make a holy sound

To ensure that we are sooner found!"
 
I said the word "ass" today. I'm not completely sure how I feel about it, but something about it was off. Maybe I'll get used to it more, but no one here seems to mind. There was a man behind us mistreating his horses. I tried to make a deal with him: half my pay to ensure better treatment of his horses. He seemed to agree but, shortly after, one of his horses collapsed. Chenna and I revived the horse and brought it along with our group instead. This angered the man, who claimed we couldn't take his horse despite him recently abandoning it.
 
So I told the man I disagreed and that he'd have to take it up with my employer (who is a nice enough man with many exotic birds...I want to buy one. Maybe I can get a discount). This irritated the man further, who was then confronted by Godfrey. Seeing the situation worsen, I promptly slapped the man on the back of his head AND pulled his pants down with a magically conjured hand. Our party managed to subdue him, but the events thereafter confused me.
 
Godfrey confronted me about the whole situation, and though he seemed to be on my side prior to the fight, he did not approve of my actions and I'm not certain why. He talks in vague language (being a poet, this is something I know a lot about). I just wish people would be more direct when discussing things like this.
 
There was a bad man treating a horse badly. My companions and I confronted and put a stop to him. To me, that is all there is to it. Perhaps there is something I'm missing, but what it is I have no idea. I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with current circumstances, as well as my inability to learn anything about Addison. I wish I had more power. The power to seek and the power to stop awful behavior. The world is simply too massive and mean.