At first, the question seemed a bit rote. With the Veil gone, what were they going to do? How were they going to manage things? Would they keep the evils of magic at bay, or would they welcome it as a friend and begin to weave it into their lives? Everyone had such questions, and they were large ones that everyone was grappling with. It was still something she was used to answering, though.
The piece that gave her pause and peaked her curiosity was the offer of aid. She did not know Revas, or where he had come from, but Andoral was giving her the sense that the person across from her was no mere mage. This was someone asking from a different perspective, though she didn't know enough about him to know what.
[color=#68c4e8]"Well, to be quite honest, we're still figuring all that out. One of the things I am doing my best to support is the reinvention of the former Circles as schools and safe havens for mages - both new and those who had gifts previously. Not just them, though. With the fall of the Veil magic is an unavoidable part of our lives again and everyone, caster or not, needs to have a better understanding of it. There's still so much we don't know, or that was lost, and I think it's going to take time to figure out how live in a world where magic is ever-present and more powerful than before."[/color] That was more or less what she told everyone who asked her position. She was passionate about it; she wanted to convince folks that magic didn't have to be feared. That it could be embraced and they could all be richer for it.
[color=#68c4e8]"I don't know how much you know about Chantry doctrine, but what I just described is pretty far away from how the Chantry's been running things forever. So there's a lot of fear and resistance to embracing mages and magic, but I hope in time we'll be able to overcome that,"[/color] her smile was a bit rueful. There was a lot to overcome, but she had to remain optimistic about it.
[color=#68c4e8]"I feel like I've already said a lot, so why don't I stop there for a moment and you can tell me your thoughts."[/color] She didn't want to go too far down her paths of thinking without giving him a chance to respond. Who knew; perhaps he didn't share her vision and he would find the offer of aid was put forth in haste.
The piece that gave her pause and peaked her curiosity was the offer of aid. She did not know Revas, or where he had come from, but Andoral was giving her the sense that the person across from her was no mere mage. This was someone asking from a different perspective, though she didn't know enough about him to know what.
[color=#68c4e8]"Well, to be quite honest, we're still figuring all that out. One of the things I am doing my best to support is the reinvention of the former Circles as schools and safe havens for mages - both new and those who had gifts previously. Not just them, though. With the fall of the Veil magic is an unavoidable part of our lives again and everyone, caster or not, needs to have a better understanding of it. There's still so much we don't know, or that was lost, and I think it's going to take time to figure out how live in a world where magic is ever-present and more powerful than before."[/color] That was more or less what she told everyone who asked her position. She was passionate about it; she wanted to convince folks that magic didn't have to be feared. That it could be embraced and they could all be richer for it.
[color=#68c4e8]"I don't know how much you know about Chantry doctrine, but what I just described is pretty far away from how the Chantry's been running things forever. So there's a lot of fear and resistance to embracing mages and magic, but I hope in time we'll be able to overcome that,"[/color] her smile was a bit rueful. There was a lot to overcome, but she had to remain optimistic about it.
[color=#68c4e8]"I feel like I've already said a lot, so why don't I stop there for a moment and you can tell me your thoughts."[/color] She didn't want to go too far down her paths of thinking without giving him a chance to respond. Who knew; perhaps he didn't share her vision and he would find the offer of aid was put forth in haste.
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