I'd love to see how he'd respond to that. Averesch, that is. I think if I tried, he'd sock me in the jaw. But you might get away with it - he'd know that you were sincerely interested.
[ Then - ] I don't think Flint has a clear notion of it, either. I think his vision for tearing it all down is clearer than his vision for building it up again. But his hatred of tyranny seems true and honest. And he told me about -
The root of all of this, back in the early days, was a friend, or perhaps more than a friend. Flint was a navy man, then, and he fell in with an Altus with some radical ideas for fostering peace. This included having Tevinter be the first to offer forgiveness. For daring to suggest anything that wold undermine its Imperial pride, Tevinter came down hard on them - shattered them - perhaps killed the Altus, I'm not certain.
[ He pauses a moment as one of the documents before him requires his fuller attention. Frowning, he reads - then sets it aside. Not putting his signature on that one, apparently. ]
When Flint was discussing all this, I liked him. He seemed human, for a change.
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Date: 2022-08-07 01:26 pm (UTC)[ Then - ] I don't think Flint has a clear notion of it, either. I think his vision for tearing it all down is clearer than his vision for building it up again. But his hatred of tyranny seems true and honest. And he told me about -
The root of all of this, back in the early days, was a friend, or perhaps more than a friend. Flint was a navy man, then, and he fell in with an Altus with some radical ideas for fostering peace. This included having Tevinter be the first to offer forgiveness. For daring to suggest anything that wold undermine its Imperial pride, Tevinter came down hard on them - shattered them - perhaps killed the Altus, I'm not certain.
[ He pauses a moment as one of the documents before him requires his fuller attention. Frowning, he reads - then sets it aside. Not putting his signature on that one, apparently. ]
When Flint was discussing all this, I liked him. He seemed human, for a change.