Children of the Hessians

[Victor Steiner]

Much was to be thought about during that evening's contemplation. Clearly he had over stepped his bounds, although he was uncertain how. Questioning the children in regards to their education clearly made the adults, teachers and military leaders alike, uncomfortable. Although they were no doubt proud of the responses given, it was clear that Steiner would need to approach the issue from another point of view. Logic would dictate that rather than a child an adult would be more inclined to answer his questions and would probably provide far more detailed answers, so long as the questions were worded correctly, the issue with this of course was that he would be required to figure out what was fact, and what was fiction. No small task and certainly not one without it's dangers. Observation had it's place but without some element of participation or statistical record he could hardly count the trip a success.

The man who ushered him away from the classroom had some understanding of the system he sought to look at, and mentioned his intention to see him the next day. Although it was clear this man was steadfast in his belief that the Hessians were a force of good, it was equally clear that he would not tolerate opinions to the contrary. The professor eventually tired of his note writing and went to bed, Tomorrow would hold many more adventures, far better to do them after a good nights sleep.

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