I wouldn't presume to say. [ Ha ] You've made clear matters related to mages unaffiliated with the Inquisition are entirely the business of the Division Heads.
Not a member or an ally or a prisoner or an enemy? Just a guest then, I suppose, taking a relaxing and completely voluntary holiday in the scenic Gallows. How convenient.
One which pressures the manner in which leadership may view him.
[ not a member or an ally or a prisoner or an enemy. not yet — but it might become any of those. he'll want his throne back, and skyhold might prove willing. ]
I would not see him return to power.
[ in part, because he's shown too much weakness. if they need to support another archon, they'll do better for a different face. ]
There, you have me. I was hiding amid the Antivan cargo through the entire discussion.
[ an oubliette might be traded for a guillotine. his head's too good a gift to sink to the bottom of the sea. skyhold might prove willing of that, too. ]
[ her part in this. service done for service given: whichever way she wishes to play it.
nell's position within the inquisition could benefit for rehabilitation — an intractable, troublemaking boogeyman — but if this ever looses itself, it's like to upset her base. the most radical won't shirk their goals for it, but the cringing middle?
she cares more for their good opinion than wren suspects she'd like seen.
(a remembered conversation, hazy with disease: all mages; anders without the faintest idea what he wants. a choice is a fine thing, until you need choose.) ]
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[ yet. a sophist's window; a window nonetheless. ]
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It's still setting a precedent.
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[ not a member or an ally or a prisoner or an enemy. not yet — but it might become any of those. he'll want his throne back, and skyhold might prove willing. ]
I would not see him return to power.
[ in part, because he's shown too much weakness. if they need to support another archon, they'll do better for a different face. ]
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[ She still hasn't actually said no. ]
Bringing him to Kirkwall in the first place was a mistake if you're not going to back him. There's no way word of this stays in the Gallows for long.
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[ an oubliette might be traded for a guillotine. his head's too good a gift to sink to the bottom of the sea. skyhold might prove willing of that, too. ]
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a noise. possibly one that's been held in for several weeks now. ]
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1/2
besides all that other stuff ]
2/2
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[ she'll. she doesn't know. suck it up and ask herian, probably. ]
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But really, the corpse-- why?
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[ there wasn't. ]
Those days have passed.
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Perhaps our recruiters have been.
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[ a half hour or so later ]
I'll do it. The bloody Archon's no precedent for any of us anyway.
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[ her part in this. service done for service given: whichever way she wishes to play it.
nell's position within the inquisition could benefit for rehabilitation — an intractable, troublemaking boogeyman — but if this ever looses itself, it's like to upset her base. the most radical won't shirk their goals for it, but the cringing middle?
she cares more for their good opinion than wren suspects she'd like seen.
(a remembered conversation, hazy with disease: all mages; anders without the faintest idea what he wants. a choice is a fine thing, until you need choose.) ]
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Yes. Not that I expect it to much change their minds about me.
[ She doesn't sound all that worried about it. ]