All adults, including Gathel, unconsciously widened their eyes.
Infants could be entrusted to the territory's care?
Wasn't that too good to be true?
Could it really be so?
Training?
What kind of training?
Did taking care of children really need training?
The old lady seemed not to notice everyone's astonishment, or rather, she didn't care. She continued smiling and said:
"Children aged 2 to 5 will be sent to kindergartens for care."
"There, they will learn basic language, literacy, good behavioral habits, understanding of the world, and cultivation of interests."
"Parents can take them home each evening to take care of them."
"But everyone must take note, it is forbidden to hit or scold children without reason, otherwise 'professional training' and punishment will follow."
"In the most severe cases, permanent custody will be taken away and given to the more professional territory to care for."
At these words, an immediate uproar broke out.
