Kian's the only one that seems to be listening to what everyone's saying. Ashton looks like she's just barely refraining from rolling her eyes.
"One mage for the sake of all mages. It's a position any of us would be honored to have, being central to changing our future. And it isn't like he has anything promising to say about the Mage Council or it making any progress." Ashton shakes her head. "If you love him, you'll--"
"Really?" Kian's finally had enough. "He'll what? Be fine with it? We don't have a use for Alistair, she's fishing for things to use. This isn't turning out as planned at all, and we're worried about more than what happens during the Inquisition. Most of us don't want a fight."
Ashton's eyes are narrow, arms crossed. She disagrees with some of that, but isn't about to say what parts. "We're not simply handing them both over. We would need a unanimous vote from the five of us and you're one, but I'm another."
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"One mage for the sake of all mages. It's a position any of us would be honored to have, being central to changing our future. And it isn't like he has anything promising to say about the Mage Council or it making any progress." Ashton shakes her head. "If you love him, you'll--"
"Really?" Kian's finally had enough. "He'll what? Be fine with it? We don't have a use for Alistair, she's fishing for things to use. This isn't turning out as planned at all, and we're worried about more than what happens during the Inquisition. Most of us don't want a fight."
Ashton's eyes are narrow, arms crossed. She disagrees with some of that, but isn't about to say what parts. "We're not simply handing them both over. We would need a unanimous vote from the five of us and you're one, but I'm another."