[They have to, rather. There's no way they can just ignore all the people who come here for protection, who seek shelter from the chaos that has taken over most of Thedas - if not all. Innocents caught in the crossfire, children and families who led nothing but simply lives until... all of this. People who need help and who Bruce can't just turn away from, despite everything.
Another brief pause at the next question. Bruce folds his arms over his knees, tucking them close to his chest. He never really likes talking about... any of this, really. There's no pride or joy in being a mage - only pain and shame and horrors that would never end. He himself is a living example of it.]
I lived in a Circle before. [And it was good, honestly. He had a good life, could do good things, could just be--good. But of course he destroyed it with his own two hands for wanting to be more, for touching into things no human should touch and now he pays the price every day.] But after the Blight, and Kirkwall... things weren't the same as they used to be.
[And in regards to Kieran...]
And I don't worry about your child. He seems like a very good sort. [Pause.] And he has a good mother, too.
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[They have to, rather. There's no way they can just ignore all the people who come here for protection, who seek shelter from the chaos that has taken over most of Thedas - if not all. Innocents caught in the crossfire, children and families who led nothing but simply lives until... all of this. People who need help and who Bruce can't just turn away from, despite everything.
Another brief pause at the next question. Bruce folds his arms over his knees, tucking them close to his chest. He never really likes talking about... any of this, really. There's no pride or joy in being a mage - only pain and shame and horrors that would never end. He himself is a living example of it.]
I lived in a Circle before. [And it was good, honestly. He had a good life, could do good things, could just be--good. But of course he destroyed it with his own two hands for wanting to be more, for touching into things no human should touch and now he pays the price every day.] But after the Blight, and Kirkwall... things weren't the same as they used to be.
[And in regards to Kieran...]
And I don't worry about your child. He seems like a very good sort. [Pause.] And he has a good mother, too.