Weland the blade-winder     suffered woe. That steadfast man     knew misery. Sorrow and longing     walked beside him, wintered in him,     kept wearing him down after Nithad     hampered and restrained him, lithe sinew-bonds     on the better man. That passed over,     this can too.

However, if any creature tells you that it hungers, feed it. If it tells you that it is dirty, clean it. If it cries to you that it hurts, if you can, ease its pain.