Chapter 128
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After his meeting with Lenin John Brown spoke withhis friend, known as Chief. This was a nickname he aquired while in Vietnam because of his native american heritage. Chief had always admired John Brown, even did a report on him in highschool. Chief was also hesitant to accept help from a vengeance demon.
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Chief: I know we all made mistakes, hence we wound up here. I trust you John, always did, you say we should ally with Lenin and other communists, fair enough.
John: I know that's difficult, you fought against the soviets in Vietnam right?
Chief: Well the communists anyway. But I believe the pro-China faction dominated the Hanoi government, I don't think the soviets helped in any meaningful way. Looking back, both sides were capable of a lot of bad things in that war, or after. I drank to forget, did things to my wife I wish I could take back. When she got pregnant, she didn't want to bring a child into our world. I know that I deserved to suffer for what I did, but my child didn't deseve to die for my sins.
John: I had 20 children, and I saw 16 of them die. I am proud that I taught them to be abolitionists. Two of my sons died at Harper's Ferry. When Owen was dying, he called for me to comfort him, but I told him to be brave, to die like a man. Perhaps my greatest regret was that I wasn't more comforting, particularly to Owen at the end.
Chief: We all made mistakes, but do you really think we should ally with a vengeance demon?
John: I don't know. Lenin's right about one thing, we do need help from more powerful allies, and I do fear what might happen if the Confederacy or the nazies make D'Hoffryn into an ally.
Chief: That's a fair point. Like I said John, I trust you. I used your name as an alias when I was in that radical group as a homage.
John: You give me too much credit, I never sought praise.
Chief: I know, you just saw what had to be done and did the right thing. You say we need to ally with D'Hoffryn, I'll just follow your lead.