"The older ones have more of a sense of self, of purpose. That Hope may have been young. Or perhaps it hadn't watched a great deal. But I doubt spirits were involved with this. They don't want to be here. Demons, though. Demons may have the desire. And they'd be a thousand times more difficult to talk with, because they'll seek to take you over."
Anders scrapes the cutting board off, dumping the neatly chopped herbs into the solution he's making.
"I'd suggest not talking with a demon. Mages have training in dealing with them, are taught how to avoid falling prey to demonic schemes. You've none of that, and I doubt Templars were doing blood magic to get possessed. It was Templars working with other Templars, which means that if you invite a demon in, you could be at risk of it following up on that."
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"The older ones have more of a sense of self, of purpose. That Hope may have been young. Or perhaps it hadn't watched a great deal. But I doubt spirits were involved with this. They don't want to be here. Demons, though. Demons may have the desire. And they'd be a thousand times more difficult to talk with, because they'll seek to take you over."
Anders scrapes the cutting board off, dumping the neatly chopped herbs into the solution he's making.
"I'd suggest not talking with a demon. Mages have training in dealing with them, are taught how to avoid falling prey to demonic schemes. You've none of that, and I doubt Templars were doing blood magic to get possessed. It was Templars working with other Templars, which means that if you invite a demon in, you could be at risk of it following up on that."