[He is panicking, and he can't deny it, especially not with the way his hands shake. If he was still possessed, he'd be blue in very different way right now... but he's not. He doesn't have Justice to hide behind.]
The people in charge always choose cages. Always choose to lock away. They didn't ask the spirit healers about it being contagious, and they didn't ask about what's afflicting the mages. We have the root of that, it's not related, but it's used for an excuse anyway. The facts aren't needed because they, they...
[He shakes his head again, all the strength leaving his body as he looks away and curls in on himself.]
They're wrong. But my word will never be enough and the lives I want to save will never be enough. This is Kirkwall. This is what happens in Kirkwall.
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Date: 2018-02-03 08:23 am (UTC)The people in charge always choose cages. Always choose to lock away. They didn't ask the spirit healers about it being contagious, and they didn't ask about what's afflicting the mages. We have the root of that, it's not related, but it's used for an excuse anyway. The facts aren't needed because they, they...
[He shakes his head again, all the strength leaving his body as he looks away and curls in on himself.]
They're wrong. But my word will never be enough and the lives I want to save will never be enough. This is Kirkwall. This is what happens in Kirkwall.