Theodore considered that. He had learned quite a few lessons, if he was completely honest, and he figured he should list all of them. "I've learned to think every decision through," he said, "Especially when it involves anyone other than the people I trust completely playing on my sympathies. Especially, again, when it might hurt someone I trust. Whose opinion matters to me."
He was a bit uncomfortable saying that, but it was true. He did trust Rosier, at least in his capacities as a healer. And oddly, he'd grown to trust him more since receiving his punishment, trusting that Rosier didn't want to hurt him. He was fairly sure most anyone else would have been physically injured, if not tormented, for doing what Theodore had done.
"I've also learned that random acts of what seems to be kindness are rather pointless, since they often go wrong," he said. "I can't go wrong with becoming a healer, and that's the most important thing to me."