She vowed to give succor to all who needed it, and travelled the paths of the kingdom, fulfilling her vow.
But she found that there were more people in need than she could help alone: Too many hungry mouths, too many sick, too many suffering. She called on the leaders of her order, who listened with sympathy but gave her nothing but advice. She appealed to the local authorities, who didn’t listen at all. She prayed and meditated, but no answer came.
If the systems would not help her, she decided, then they were the problem. She got to work.

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