O1 ♚ I'M IN NEED OF AN ANSWER

[slaveking]

WHO: Marcel Gerard & you
WHAT: A vampire chillin' in Thedas gets a log with both open and closed starter options. Running on rooftops, hanging at the tavern, murder practice, the usual.
WHEN: December
WHERE: Various throughout the fortress Skyhold
NOTES: Up to PG-13 for language, will note more in subject headers as they arise

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[salvatore_underfoot]

He nods. "We've formed a Council here. There is a Tevinter among the mages. Not on the Council itself, but vocal. And honestly, if they're here to help, I don't care where they're from."

A shake of the head. "It's a Thedas thing." Though he thinks Tevinter also has Circles - just not in the same way. "Most countries have one. Or more than one. Nevarra has two, in Perendale and Cumberland. Some were better than others. Perendale wasn't a terrible place to grow up. The mages and Templars got along fairly well, I think? There was a sort of balance. But..." He shrugs uncomfortably, gaze shifting to his drink. "No matter how you dress it up, all the perks and training and books and education... It was still a prison." He sighs, smiles a bit as he looks back to Marcel. "Not every mage will agree. There are those who are for the Circles, would even like to see them restored."

[slaveking]

Right at the end, Marcel's eyebrows hike all the way up. Surprised. Not as raw and unfiltered as it might be under different circumstances-- he's being careful, and very little he's doing is unpremeditated. Still, a grain of sincerity always sells the facade, and for him, this is more than a grain. He once bought his freedom with thrown stones and a near burning at a stake.

"How about a toast?" he asks instead. Willing to keep it light. Salvatore looked uncomfortable when he walked in, and he doesn't look much better now. He raises the tankard. "To freedom and-- you pick something."

[salvatore_underfoot]

He relieved, and it shows, though he tries to cover that with a smile as he lifts his mug. There's sometimes no telling how some people feel about mages and Templars and Circles and all the issues surrounding them, unless they come right out and say something. And who knows what people have been telling the rifters, or what their own experiences with magic are like?

"I'll drink to freedom. And a long life to enjoy it."