I don't really agree that they have to be free, but I think they should have better conditions where they work. They are used to cleaning and working for wizards, it's in their nature, I don't really think that could be changed, so they should at least get paid for their hard work in a way. You can't make someone do something, if he doesn't wish to and most elves don't want to be "free". Okay, some of them would of course want freedom, but not all of them, some will never accept that they can be free, they feel it's disgraceful and giving them freedom would only hurt them, what I really wouldn't want to do. I would try to talk to someone at the Ministry, maybe to the minister himself and try to reason that those elves, who wish to be free, must be freed. It's inhuman to have someone to do your (dirty) work when he takes no pleasure in doing so. For those elves who wish to work and serve wizards, I'd demand better treatment and payment for their work.
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They are used to cleaning and working for wizards, it's in their nature, I don't really think that could be changed, so they should at least get paid for their hard work in a way. You can't make someone do something, if he doesn't wish to and most elves don't want to be "free".
Okay, some of them would of course want freedom, but not all of them, some will never accept that they can be free, they feel it's disgraceful and giving them freedom would only hurt them, what I really wouldn't want to do.
I would try to talk to someone at the Ministry, maybe to the minister himself and try to reason that those elves, who wish to be free, must be freed. It's inhuman to have someone to do your (dirty) work when he takes no pleasure in doing so.
For those elves who wish to work and serve wizards, I'd demand better treatment and payment for their work.
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