"Aleron." That's a no, and a great deal of meandering to get to that answer.
"I know a great deal of what she is. I did spend a few years working with her, after all. You already know what I'm truly asking after, and the fact that you didn't answer that gives me it clearly. They don't know the one detail that could cause them all to turn on her. And you know that it could be troublesome to them, if they're not aware."
And this is his worry.
"I'm asking for a very simple purpose. To remind you that you've made a vow to her here today, and that if they find out that detail and rise up, you will choose her." Few would. Pick a mage over family, a large family that's noble and has connections and comforts? It's unheard of and ridiculous. He's still not certain that Leandra knew what she was doing when she ran off with Marion's father.
"You have just made an oath to someone that will prevent you from being a Seeker when the order reforms." A mage and a Seeker? There's no chance that will be allowed. "And one that could turn some of your family against you. That is what I am addressing, not the myriad other details that make Bethany Bethany."
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"I know a great deal of what she is. I did spend a few years working with her, after all. You already know what I'm truly asking after, and the fact that you didn't answer that gives me it clearly. They don't know the one detail that could cause them all to turn on her. And you know that it could be troublesome to them, if they're not aware."
And this is his worry.
"I'm asking for a very simple purpose. To remind you that you've made a vow to her here today, and that if they find out that detail and rise up, you will choose her." Few would. Pick a mage over family, a large family that's noble and has connections and comforts? It's unheard of and ridiculous. He's still not certain that Leandra knew what she was doing when she ran off with Marion's father.
"You have just made an oath to someone that will prevent you from being a Seeker when the order reforms." A mage and a Seeker? There's no chance that will be allowed. "And one that could turn some of your family against you. That is what I am addressing, not the myriad other details that make Bethany Bethany."