The Moonskull Verses Canto 41
Some said that
theft should be avoided
even if the earned food
was intentionally unsent.
Some said that word
had reached their ears
that the entire island
was ravaged by upheaval.
Perhaps the missing food
was a mere oversight
due to calamity?
It was decided that
due to misfortune or misdeed
food must be found
and brought home.
Should catastrophe be the cause
and Fieldlin or Herder had
lost the food for everyone,
they would not relinquish
any remaining stores without force.