The Line of the
Oathbreaker -
Part III
From Teg's Tale, recorded in Volume IV
of Lives of the Celestials.
What it
like? Back then things were different. Teg simple celestial badger.
Liked hunting. Then I met thems.
First was Roderic. He make
deal with Teg. He no good with making stuff. Crap at illusions. So he
need bring help in. Like Teg. Him promise Teg adventure. Do good in
mortal world. Mess-up evil things. Many evil things that need
messing-up from good; especially good badgers! Teg like to be helpful.
Then Teg meet rest. Not meet
for long. Only meet for minute now and again. Most small like nice
people. Good people.
Teg remember this one time.
Roderic and his pack were underground. Deep. No roots. They try to
cross under mountains. They have problems with collapsing tunnels and
have to wriggle through long hole. They make big deal of this. Teg
would no mind. Teg like small burrows. But they no like.
After this they get attacks
by lots of small bugs. Many legs. Scary as tight space and they giant.
No space to fight. When they almost out of tight squeeze area when many
bugs come and they need distraction. So Roderic call me. Bugs no evil,
so Teg no thrilled. But helping give others time to move is good so Teg
willing. Defend people is right thing to do, and Teg good celestial
badger. And tearing up bugs fun. Even if no evil.
But there lots of
many-legged bugs and cave not safe. Roof fall in and crush one human.
Teg no sure of name. Something like “Edward” or “Edwerd”. And no matter
how many bugs Teg claw, more keep coming. Times look bad. But Teg have
thick fur and be tough. No get poisoned easy. And needed by pack, so no
mind when called a second time.
Roderic and his pack escape,
even if they much poisoned. They no tough like Teg. Roderic especially.
Him runt. That’s why he need Teg. But Teg like being useful so it okay
if Roderic runt of litter.
It only single day later
when Teg needed again. They fight mushrooms which be mean but no evil.
Mushrooms have long lashing tentacles and stinging poison. Fight in
deep water but Teg no complain, even if moving slow. But Teg still plan
to give Roderic name of reliable porpoise for more water fights. Still,
Teg attack mushrooms, digging into lashing one. It hurt Teg but he not
really on world, so that okay. Little hurt okay if help people; if do
good.
See, Teg fight good fight.
Help protect good people. Even if Teg needed to chew-up bugs, Teg know
it for good cause. Teg know not every fight be with evil things that
need messing-up.