Perhaps that is so. There is a flicker of a smile, the suggestion of it only at the corner of her mouth, and it is gone. "I can only act as my honour commands me, and as compassion guides me. The elves are in ever great need of the latter." And the Chantry the former, though she says it not.
"You honour your cousin well. But— would not your sovereignty rely upon order, in turn? I am not hasty to defend the actions of the Seeker; I know not if she is a warmonger, or a woman of honour acting justly. But if you claim sovereignty and power, does not that require rules and order? It seems a strange blade to hold against the Seeker, if that is so."
She lacks the defiance and attitude that she would have brought to such a question were she still in the Spire. It was a time when she did not adhere to the Code so carefully and consistency. Do not cause needless offence, uphold the Maker's will, magic serves Man, live with honour and kindness, live for valour. The list never seems to end, but she tries— oh, how she tries. Her tone is careful, and she tries to keep her words so, without shying from the truth. A knight must not lie. They must not shy from the truth.
A mouthful of soup, as she thinks. "I know not your cousin, my Lord." If his cousin is the Lady, then so too must he carry a title. She is not well-versed in the way of nobles, truth be told. "And I carry no right to judgment." But he asked her opinion and she will not lie. "I found myself troubled by rumours of her favouring the Dalish. They are not honourable people. Either she will suffer for her love of them, or all other elves will. That is their way."
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"You honour your cousin well. But— would not your sovereignty rely upon order, in turn? I am not hasty to defend the actions of the Seeker; I know not if she is a warmonger, or a woman of honour acting justly. But if you claim sovereignty and power, does not that require rules and order? It seems a strange blade to hold against the Seeker, if that is so."
She lacks the defiance and attitude that she would have brought to such a question were she still in the Spire. It was a time when she did not adhere to the Code so carefully and consistency. Do not cause needless offence, uphold the Maker's will, magic serves Man, live with honour and kindness, live for valour. The list never seems to end, but she tries— oh, how she tries. Her tone is careful, and she tries to keep her words so, without shying from the truth. A knight must not lie. They must not shy from the truth.
A mouthful of soup, as she thinks. "I know not your cousin, my Lord." If his cousin is the Lady, then so too must he carry a title. She is not well-versed in the way of nobles, truth be told. "And I carry no right to judgment." But he asked her opinion and she will not lie. "I found myself troubled by rumours of her favouring the Dalish. They are not honourable people. Either she will suffer for her love of them, or all other elves will. That is their way."