"It's too bad it seems as if the best way to please him is to please Nereza."
Though that's what comes of dealing with families like these, John supposes. Familial ties are a near-curiosity to him. His observations of Madi and her mother were the most illuminating illustration he'd had, and stood in stark contrast to what he'd experienced before. Gennaro and Nereza are a few shades removed from that dynamic; John is fairly certain of where the power lies in this arrangement, and it seems Gennaro had less autonomy than Madi. John isn't confident that Gennaro could appeal to Nereza's softer sensibilities.
"Which would you pick, if we can only take one? Antiva or the Qunari?"
John fully intends to come away with both, but he's interested. Araceli's opinions interest him. He sits up slightly, leaning an elbow on the table. John thinks it won't matter overmuch if Armat is happy in Kirkwall. That's a detail to work out later on, once they've extracted him and made a friend of Gennaro. Nereza won't live forever. The question of just how much freedom is allotted the dwarf can be worked out once they've given Gennaro a taste of what Inquisition friendship could offer.
But still. If there could only be one or the other, what would Araceli want to bring back with her?
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Though that's what comes of dealing with families like these, John supposes. Familial ties are a near-curiosity to him. His observations of Madi and her mother were the most illuminating illustration he'd had, and stood in stark contrast to what he'd experienced before. Gennaro and Nereza are a few shades removed from that dynamic; John is fairly certain of where the power lies in this arrangement, and it seems Gennaro had less autonomy than Madi. John isn't confident that Gennaro could appeal to Nereza's softer sensibilities.
"Which would you pick, if we can only take one? Antiva or the Qunari?"
John fully intends to come away with both, but he's interested. Araceli's opinions interest him. He sits up slightly, leaning an elbow on the table. John thinks it won't matter overmuch if Armat is happy in Kirkwall. That's a detail to work out later on, once they've extracted him and made a friend of Gennaro. Nereza won't live forever. The question of just how much freedom is allotted the dwarf can be worked out once they've given Gennaro a taste of what Inquisition friendship could offer.
But still. If there could only be one or the other, what would Araceli want to bring back with her?