It's Not A Pretty Thing To See [Closed]

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WHO: Julius, Petrana, Colin, Marisol, and Finch
WHAT: Winning hearts and minds
WHEN: Solace, pre-Tevinter expedition
WHERE: Ferelden
NOTES: Link to OOC post

With Orlais at war, things in Ferelden appear relatively quiet, apart from the seemingly never-ending stream of suitors attempting to catch Queen Anora’s eye. But the Inquisition has heard grumbling, low but persistent, about the news that the Inquisition will support mages’ legal right to inherit and hold titles. Sources have traced much of that grumbling to Bann Selwyn. He is not a particularly influential figure in his own right, but he has friends and allies who are inclined to take his point.

The Inquisition has managed to secure an invitation for a small group to visit Selwyn, along with his wife and his heir. (Thomas has only been the heir since the Fifth Blight; his older brother fell defending Ferelden from Darkspawn.) The information available is mainly that Bann Selwyn is a fairly ordinary Fereldan noble, with aspirations above his station, but hopefully a man to be reasoned with. The situation is not yet a problem; the Inquisition wants to ensure it does not become one.

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Julius doesn't make a face, though if Colin wants to speculate that he would like to, he may.

"Technically, I suppose. It's not as if I was here long enough for it to have made much of a difference."

He knows what Colin means, but Julius came to the Circle young enough to plausibly claim he didn't even remember where he'd come from. It was a falsehood that would not have taken if he'd been 10 or 12 -- but at 6, he could stick to it without straining credulity too much.

"I didn't see that it was ever going to matter. Though there are a lot of things I didn't see coming, I suppose. There was a time it seemed easier not to complicate what people thought of me unnecessarily." Sort of bleakly funny, now.