[Kids these days I swear to fucking god the maker]
There is going to be a fight in Tevinter. That is inevitable whether you or I or Eshal Fazon do anything at all; the Divine and her Exalted March will see to it. You have some opportunity now to influence its shape in favor of the people who you would see benefit most from it before she gets that far. Do you really think a woman who ran from the Qun is less likely to respect people who desire freedom than one elected to simply rename the chains Tevinter is shackled with?
I'm going to be influencing the fight regardless. It's not a fight between her and him. It's a fight between me and him. And I learned my lesson that it's better to fight alone than with someone unworthy.
Captain Flint, do you actually not understand any of my other complaints? You're far cleverer than that. Don't play stupid like I'm so dull that playing stupid will be enough to make me rethink my position.
I don't care what your complaints are. I don't care what your position is. [It’s bluntly stated, abruptly clipped of his earlier irritation.]
What I care about is seeing the war, once it reaches Tevinter, empowering people who have long been without it. You can either contribute to that, or you can continue to be convinced that there are monsters waiting for you in every shadow.
[This is nonsense and she is, he recognizes for perhaps the first time, little more than a child.]
Give me the names of your contacts and the methods with which you communicate. If you refuse to provide them, I will discuss this with the Scoutmaster and Lady de la Fontaine directly.
If you wouldn't trust her to save Nascere - if you don't think her your equal in that quest - then how dare you ask me to trust her to see to the liberation of the slaves? Your little bit of land - d'you think that's worth more than them?
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fucking godthe maker]There is going to be a fight in Tevinter. That is inevitable whether you or I or Eshal Fazon do anything at all; the Divine and her Exalted March will see to it. You have some opportunity now to influence its shape in favor of the people who you would see benefit most from it before she gets that far. Do you really think a woman who ran from the Qun is less likely to respect people who desire freedom than one elected to simply rename the chains Tevinter is shackled with?
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What I care about is seeing the war, once it reaches Tevinter, empowering people who have long been without it. You can either contribute to that, or you can continue to be convinced that there are monsters waiting for you in every shadow.
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[ But - Fine. She blows a breath out through her nose, and says: ]
Give Eshal co-command of your fleet.
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[You know. Theoretically.]
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Go in front of everyone from Nascere and declare to them that she's the hope for rescuing your home. Give her true command of your ships.
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Give me the names of your contacts and the methods with which you communicate. If you refuse to provide them, I will discuss this with the Scoutmaster and Lady de la Fontaine directly.
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If you wouldn't trust her to save Nascere - if you don't think her your equal in that quest - then how dare you ask me to trust her to see to the liberation of the slaves? Your little bit of land - d'you think that's worth more than them?
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[Which is the end of this conversation.]