"One day is probably far away, which also means time to plan."
Listening carefully, Waver nodded along. He wasn't surprise that the older members of the council were against reform. But those kinds of voices were also what Waver would consider an advantage. A way to anticipate opposition and find ways to pacify it before anything else could happen. "As well she should. Those kinds of voices always have their use anyway, and I'm sure that she's factored that into decisions too. Goodness knows that perspective like that is needed, even if they fight everything."
But magi things, well. Araceli already had the right of the problems, in Waver's view. "It absolutely does. Some families can luck into powerful heirs when they're young and then wed into the nobler ones, but a small group is a small group. But--" he gave a tired sigh. "They prioritize tradition, sometimes to a fault. There are sometimes odd fluxes too, but they are rare."
Not ones he'll get into either. He was one such example, lucking into the position of being a lord through a complicated set of circumstances, but that wasn't a story for anyone right off the bat. "Hard work and dedication are considered to only get one so far, because one's spellcasting power is tied to what are called magic circuits. Veins for spellcasting, and the more you have, the more powerful your work. Those are fixed, and you can only do so much to improve until you hit a hard limit." Trying not to despair at that was always hard, but Wavers tone was a practiced neutral.
"Technology is looked down upon," he continued, rolling his eyes to make it clear just what he thought of such attitudes. "Magi have an often pointless sense of superiority and like to be showy over pointless things. Who cares about a fancy way to contact other people when you can use a mobile phone and make a sodding phone call. "
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Listening carefully, Waver nodded along. He wasn't surprise that the older members of the council were against reform. But those kinds of voices were also what Waver would consider an advantage. A way to anticipate opposition and find ways to pacify it before anything else could happen. "As well she should. Those kinds of voices always have their use anyway, and I'm sure that she's factored that into decisions too. Goodness knows that perspective like that is needed, even if they fight everything."
But magi things, well. Araceli already had the right of the problems, in Waver's view. "It absolutely does. Some families can luck into powerful heirs when they're young and then wed into the nobler ones, but a small group is a small group. But--" he gave a tired sigh. "They prioritize tradition, sometimes to a fault. There are sometimes odd fluxes too, but they are rare."
Not ones he'll get into either. He was one such example, lucking into the position of being a lord through a complicated set of circumstances, but that wasn't a story for anyone right off the bat. "Hard work and dedication are considered to only get one so far, because one's spellcasting power is tied to what are called magic circuits. Veins for spellcasting, and the more you have, the more powerful your work. Those are fixed, and you can only do so much to improve until you hit a hard limit." Trying not to despair at that was always hard, but Wavers tone was a practiced neutral.
"Technology is looked down upon," he continued, rolling his eyes to make it clear just what he thought of such attitudes. "Magi have an often pointless sense of superiority and like to be showy over pointless things. Who cares about a fancy way to contact other people when you can use a mobile phone and make a sodding phone call. "