"I know, you're not the only one who's suffering from the after effects of the Slavers. The open door policy that Stryde's only a little twitchy about is really helping with that." Theo replied, shrugging. "I'm just a philosopher, but I was no good at the punching, kicking, breaking heads bit, so I'm trying to be useful now. To help people. I fully understand that the concept of freedom is largely in the mind, and that a controlled mind has to be re-educated to accept the fact it is allowed and encouraged to think for itself. It happens to the best of us kid, try not to overthink it."