"How often that is the case," he agreed. Which was why he sought other perspectives. History may belong to the victors, but that didn't make them right. It just made them loud. And the Medicine Seller was much more interested in truth than noise.

"People here call them 'abominations', but I find the term inaccurate."

It was rare he offered up a genuine opinion on any matter, much less one that was remotely specific or placed his stance on something concretely away from neutral.