[He pales when he hears that there'd been talk of them. Cruel, barbaric rites that should never be brought back, and mages who were free wanted them here? They're so controlled by fear even now, because that's all a return to the Harrowings were - an ineffective response to fear.]

I'm glad you all refused. They do nothing, nothing at all except perpetuate suffering. And we should only bother ourselves with the spirits trying to force their way over, or the ones who will work with us through the Fade.

[But the other, the other isn't as easy to respond to, and he bends his head, humbled and touched. He doesn't feel courageous. He feels like he's reacting and on edge more often than not. Sometimes, though, it's not about the reality of what someone feels. It's about what they need to hear to keep a movement growing.]

I...

[He doesn't deserve the praise. But he wants to encourage the mages to keep standing, to keep working toward freedom.]

What I can do, what help I can give, I will. The struggle is still continuing, and there's much work to be done. I want our freedom to last.