The Nightingale is not so free with information on all matters. It would hardly befit a Spymaster, to show all the cards she holds so easily and with such generosity. There are, however, some matters on which she will speak with great ardourand bluntness, and those all tie into freedom and the better treatment of others, and perhaps to Rifters even moreso than those native to Thedas. They are not a blank slate, per se, but they have not lived in this world, and there is too much potential for them to be too easily swayed by the pervasive small mindedness that haunts this entire world.
And she has a fondness for people who seek out the company of books, that she cannot lie. Stories have been wound into her, part of her for longer than she can even remember, though she has little time for them, now. It is lovely to see others who have that interest, even if she has no time for such self-indulgence beyond the realms of research, now.
"Vallaslin. They are quite beautiful." Her brow flickers at the mention of house elves (it seems more specific even than city elf) and her arms cross, a frown forming at the corners of her mouth. "There are more Dalish gathered here than I thought to ever see in a movement organised and based in the concerns of humans," she starts, "although what we fight now is threat to all, not simply humans. You can determine for yourself how much a likeness they bear to your house elves."
The seriousness from her expression does not waver, but settles into her tone, now. "That does not sound so very different to the injustices they have suffered here. Elves are not alone in their enslavement, nor their treatment as second-class citizens, but humanity as a whole has destroyed much that was important to them, and would still see them degraded." Leliana makes no effort to mask her bitterness.
The clothing note is interesting, as she processes it, head canting ever so slightly to the side. "I do not believe that particular brand of offering freedom exists, but they are servants throughout Thedas. Slavery is outlawed in all lands save for Tevinter, and... from what you say, it sounds as though mages live a privileged life. That, again, is true here only in Tevinter. In all other countries, mages suffer a vast many injustices of their own. Magic is treated as a threat. It is a source of much of the conflict that we find ourselves in now, in fact."
It lives more bitterness on her tongue. It is nice to see someone troubled by the fate of others, though it does nothing to endear the young woman's home world to Leliana. It would be so nice to dream of a place where people had not so suffered at all.
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And she has a fondness for people who seek out the company of books, that she cannot lie. Stories have been wound into her, part of her for longer than she can even remember, though she has little time for them, now. It is lovely to see others who have that interest, even if she has no time for such self-indulgence beyond the realms of research, now.
"Vallaslin. They are quite beautiful." Her brow flickers at the mention of house elves (it seems more specific even than city elf) and her arms cross, a frown forming at the corners of her mouth. "There are more Dalish gathered here than I thought to ever see in a movement organised and based in the concerns of humans," she starts, "although what we fight now is threat to all, not simply humans. You can determine for yourself how much a likeness they bear to your house elves."
The seriousness from her expression does not waver, but settles into her tone, now. "That does not sound so very different to the injustices they have suffered here. Elves are not alone in their enslavement, nor their treatment as second-class citizens, but humanity as a whole has destroyed much that was important to them, and would still see them degraded." Leliana makes no effort to mask her bitterness.
The clothing note is interesting, as she processes it, head canting ever so slightly to the side. "I do not believe that particular brand of offering freedom exists, but they are servants throughout Thedas. Slavery is outlawed in all lands save for Tevinter, and... from what you say, it sounds as though mages live a privileged life. That, again, is true here only in Tevinter. In all other countries, mages suffer a vast many injustices of their own. Magic is treated as a threat. It is a source of much of the conflict that we find ourselves in now, in fact."
It lives more bitterness on her tongue. It is nice to see someone troubled by the fate of others, though it does nothing to endear the young woman's home world to Leliana. It would be so nice to dream of a place where people had not so suffered at all.