[This might actually be perceived as a "late response" to this thread, as it takes Ashitaka some time to decide whether or not he wished to share it. In the end, he decides he should do so.]
When I was a captive of the Regency, and when I was speaking to Kebuchet myself, I noticed that they seemed to know everything about me. Not only my name. Not only the circumstances of my life, but the events in the world that it tied into. They knew everything.
In a moment of despair, I asked if this meant that our fighting was pointless, and I recalled what happened to Xici. Perhaps it was a mistake to do such a thing, but I was not thinking clearly at the time. Kebechet said that the erasure of a single person from history was a violation of an accord the Regency had made. They did not seem to believe what I told them.
I am not so foolish to believe that Kebechet was telling me the truth. So do not enlighten me of this; I know. But this is a different war to be fought than the one in Gallipoli and France. If I do not need to take on another name to blend in, I do not see the purpose in taking any other name but my own. If it is only the Regency we worry about, they would see through it regardless.
I am unsure if their knowledge extends to everyone. I would be unable to speak to the wisdom of concealing your identity in the future. I only speak for myself, and for what I was told.
[He's never been very good for pretending anyway.]
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When I was a captive of the Regency, and when I was speaking to Kebuchet myself, I noticed that they seemed to know everything about me. Not only my name. Not only the circumstances of my life, but the events in the world that it tied into.
They knew everything.
In a moment of despair, I asked if this meant that our fighting was pointless, and I recalled what happened to Xici. Perhaps it was a mistake to do such a thing, but I was not thinking clearly at the time.
Kebechet said that the erasure of a single person from history was a violation of an accord the Regency had made. They did not seem to believe what I told them.
I am not so foolish to believe that Kebechet was telling me the truth. So do not enlighten me of this; I know.
But this is a different war to be fought than the one in Gallipoli and France. If I do not need to take on another name to blend in, I do not see the purpose in taking any other name but my own.
If it is only the Regency we worry about, they would see through it regardless.
I am unsure if their knowledge extends to everyone. I would be unable to speak to the wisdom of concealing your identity in the future. I only speak for myself, and for what I was told.
[He's never been very good for pretending anyway.]