The Ambassador doesn't care for mages. He will speak around the truth of it, surely, but he is not a person you can trust for an honest account of Circles, or the Chantry.
You should know that it doesn't matter where a Circle is located. The cruelty is all the same, it's just doled out differently. The Chantry won't allow a Circle to exist otherwise.
[ there's a rough exhale that could almost pass for a laugh or a breathless chuckle; but there's no amusement, no humor.
to escape one religion's dictatorship to fall into another without a choice. what a cruel twist of irony. ]
Have you... been in a circle, Derrica? [ a quick shift as she considers the way Circles keep a tight leash - to escape seems nearly impossible ] Or have you- known someone who was in one?
[ Margaery purses her lips as she thinks about the volumes she's read all about the Chantry. most very likely written by the Chantry or its supporters.
there's a sudden burst of annoyance in her chest, like a thousand tiny pricks, and she knows it's at her own blind ignorance. and the thought of a younger Derrica with a proverbial chain around her neck. ]
How do you feel about all this, Derrica? At the thought of very possibly being sent to one again?
I think our best chance of winning is to begin our work now, while we are still valuable to the Chantry while we all fight against Corypheus.
[ and this, derrica believes, is an arena margaery may excel in. ]
Men like the Ambassador will doom us to another war, or worse. [ Matthias' war stories have stuck with her, more so than anything Kostos has or hasn't told her, than Marcus' scars. ] We have a chance now, and it'll save lives if we don't waste it.
[ but Margaery needs specifics, and Derrica isn't sure she's the one best equipped to provide them. ]
You might be able to speak for us in places I'll never be welcome. [ say, the ambassador's office. ] I can answer questions and warn rifters of what awaits them, but I don't know if I am clever as you are in speaking to people who don't want to hear us at all.
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crystal / a few days after kostos' post.
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Madame de Cedoux. And you as well.
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[ however— ]
But yes, I dislike him. Men like him find it very easy to forget how mages suffer, once we're out of sight.
[ and derrica knows extremely well how severely mages can be made to suffer. ]
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[ a long, considering exhale ]
Of all the things he told me, was there something you disagreed with in particular? Or was it his overall demeanor?
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You should know that it doesn't matter where a Circle is located. The cruelty is all the same, it's just doled out differently. The Chantry won't allow a Circle to exist otherwise.
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to escape one religion's dictatorship to fall into another without a choice. what a cruel twist of irony. ]
Have you... been in a circle, Derrica? [ a quick shift as she considers the way Circles keep a tight leash - to escape seems nearly impossible ] Or have you- known someone who was in one?
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[ and then, quieter— ]
I was raised in a circle. Far from here.
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there's a sudden burst of annoyance in her chest, like a thousand tiny pricks, and she knows it's at her own blind ignorance. and the thought of a younger Derrica with a proverbial chain around her neck. ]
How do you feel about all this, Derrica? At the thought of very possibly being sent to one again?
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But that's the thing. There will never be another circle like Dairsmuid. The Chantry would never allow such a thing to exist, as Derrica well knows. ]
I would rather fight and die than go quietly into a circle.
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[ she tries for lighthearted and it fails.
much quieter, ] Do you believe we have a chance of winning?
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[ and this, derrica believes, is an arena margaery may excel in. ]
Men like the Ambassador will doom us to another war, or worse. [ Matthias' war stories have stuck with her, more so than anything Kostos has or hasn't told her, than Marcus' scars. ] We have a chance now, and it'll save lives if we don't waste it.
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[ she thinks she can see where this is going, but as it stands, Derrica still retains far more practical knowledge from her experiences. ]
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[ but Margaery needs specifics, and Derrica isn't sure she's the one best equipped to provide them. ]
You might be able to speak for us in places I'll never be welcome. [ say, the ambassador's office. ] I can answer questions and warn rifters of what awaits them, but I don't know if I am clever as you are in speaking to people who don't want to hear us at all.
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[ it's as much of a promise as she can make, especially when she knows her own position as a rifter doesn't make for as much influence she once had. ]
I just hope you're not placing too much faith in my abilities.
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