That may be his only concession. There will come a time when he will want to speak of Cullen and his reasons for leaving the Order. Stannis takes a breath in as he recalls the argument that he had earlier in the day. He grinds his teeth as he looks towards Sauvettere -- no, not even in his head would he call the man "friend," because they are not.
"I went to see the mages today." He frowns. "You would think I was declaring war on them by drawing so close to their camp in Skyhold. The general people fear them and I sought to find out the state of things. I found there is a young girl who has not had her Harrowing instead. They claim that it is safer that way. That it is their choice and related to being free of our tyrannical rule." Stannis does not need to tell the other knight-commander of what kind of explosion that would have caused in him.
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That may be his only concession. There will come a time when he will want to speak of Cullen and his reasons for leaving the Order. Stannis takes a breath in as he recalls the argument that he had earlier in the day. He grinds his teeth as he looks towards Sauvettere -- no, not even in his head would he call the man "friend," because they are not.
"I went to see the mages today." He frowns. "You would think I was declaring war on them by drawing so close to their camp in Skyhold. The general people fear them and I sought to find out the state of things. I found there is a young girl who has not had her Harrowing instead. They claim that it is safer that way. That it is their choice and related to being free of our tyrannical rule." Stannis does not need to tell the other knight-commander of what kind of explosion that would have caused in him.