You were part of the mage rebellion, yeah? You find out that some of the people you fought with are in hiding in Minrathous. Do you feed Flint their names and locations so that he can find them and make them fight for him? Of course not. It's not their obligation to be useful to us. It's their obligation to fight for their freedom.
Yeah, of course I was, and I wouldn't-- I mean, yeah. No. But it could work both ways, right? For their favor, and for our favor. They could use the help, I'd reckon, whereas the mages--
It's not that they wouldn't want help. But they've got a good start. So they don't need it as badly. Whereas slaves in Tevinter, that's like... low. They haven't got much. We didn't either, when we left the Circles, but that was years ago, and we're doing loads better now.
And when you were low and powerless. Would you want some - some charismatic speech-maker who knows just what to say to win your trust, but who doesn't have your best interests at heart - Would you want him talking to your people? Convincing them to die for his cause?
[Hm. Matthias thinks on that a moment. Not very long, of course; it's not his way to think very long.]
I'll watch out then, won't I. And make sure there's nothing like that about. 'Cause if I'm his assistant, that means I can keep an eye on everything, right? And do the work.
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Date: 2019-10-29 07:32 pm (UTC)[--Which he doesn't mean to say aloud, but.]
Er, that's... I mean, so, why'd he want to know that?
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Date: 2019-10-29 07:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-29 08:53 pm (UTC)But... they would be, right? Like to the Inquisition. Riftwatch. 'Cause they're already in there--in Tevinter.
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Date: 2019-10-29 11:08 pm (UTC)You were part of the mage rebellion, yeah? You find out that some of the people you fought with are in hiding in Minrathous. Do you feed Flint their names and locations so that he can find them and make them fight for him? Of course not. It's not their obligation to be useful to us. It's their obligation to fight for their freedom.
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Date: 2019-10-31 03:27 pm (UTC)It's not that they wouldn't want help. But they've got a good start. So they don't need it as badly. Whereas slaves in Tevinter, that's like... low. They haven't got much. We didn't either, when we left the Circles, but that was years ago, and we're doing loads better now.
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Date: 2019-10-31 03:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-11-05 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-11-05 02:13 pm (UTC)Yeah. I do.
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Date: 2019-11-09 01:22 am (UTC)I'll watch out then, won't I. And make sure there's nothing like that about. 'Cause if I'm his assistant, that means I can keep an eye on everything, right? And do the work.
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Date: 2019-11-09 02:28 am (UTC)Well, that's true. ]
Yeah. I mean, assuming you don't let him charm you.
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Date: 2019-11-11 10:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-11-11 10:55 pm (UTC)[ But with a real, honest-to-god note of teasing in her voice: ]
Don't know if you're a sap, though. You might be.
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Date: 2019-11-11 11:12 pm (UTC)[wow excuse]
Is that right? No more a sap'n you are. I'm hard.
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