A little shake of her head, nothing more - no thanks are necessary.
"Only so much blurriness," Leliana comments, barely audible though there is no aggression in her tone, only thoughtfulness. "You are correct, however."
Things she does not say - that the Chant of Light is the word of man and not Maker, that it has been altered over time, that the Chant has been used to keep mages oppressed and controlled and to justify many evils that do not reflect the Maker's heart, nor His will. Such thoughts are for herself alone. Her faith belongs to none but herself.
"I have found myself in such positions more than once." The present moment being no exception. "That is the cost of truly seeing, I fear. So many are able to justify the suffering of others, or simply to ignore it, because the system that is flawed has not maligned them, personally. They do not comprehend the cost, whether it be human, elven, qunari or dwarf - it does not concern them. You have found us in a time of floundering, a chance for the broken systems to be taken apart and rebuilt so all might benefit and thrive, and so few have the vision to bring it to pass."
Leliana shrugs, though the gesture is barely visible, when the motion is so subtle and she is wrapped up in armour. "Perhaps the perspectives of rifters will allow us to better ourselves by learning the lessons of more worlds."
Though it will only work if people become less determined to be blind, to be selfish. "I... believe that Thedas has the capacity to be much kinder than it has allowed itself to become."
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"Only so much blurriness," Leliana comments, barely audible though there is no aggression in her tone, only thoughtfulness. "You are correct, however."
Things she does not say - that the Chant of Light is the word of man and not Maker, that it has been altered over time, that the Chant has been used to keep mages oppressed and controlled and to justify many evils that do not reflect the Maker's heart, nor His will. Such thoughts are for herself alone. Her faith belongs to none but herself.
"I have found myself in such positions more than once." The present moment being no exception. "That is the cost of truly seeing, I fear. So many are able to justify the suffering of others, or simply to ignore it, because the system that is flawed has not maligned them, personally. They do not comprehend the cost, whether it be human, elven, qunari or dwarf - it does not concern them. You have found us in a time of floundering, a chance for the broken systems to be taken apart and rebuilt so all might benefit and thrive, and so few have the vision to bring it to pass."
Leliana shrugs, though the gesture is barely visible, when the motion is so subtle and she is wrapped up in armour. "Perhaps the perspectives of rifters will allow us to better ourselves by learning the lessons of more worlds."
Though it will only work if people become less determined to be blind, to be selfish. "I... believe that Thedas has the capacity to be much kinder than it has allowed itself to become."