[ It's a kindness, to give her some little piece of himself in return. Holden is a good man, stubborn and kind, but he's right: he can't tell her what to do with this thing she's recovered. ]
There's a lot of things to fight in Thedas, [ is what she answers instead, looking up at him as her grip tightens slightly over the phylactery. ] Changing things for mages might be impossible no matter what we do.
[ She's never said that to someone who wasn't a mage before, barely even to other mages.
Even clawing back her phylactery had felt like a risk. It still feels like one. ]
Thank you for listening to me. I know it's...a lot to take in.
there are a lot of peoples who deserve better than what they get; there are a lot of demons, literal and otherwise. there's not a lot that a single person, a single rifter, can do.
but that's never stopped him trying. he's quiet a long moment after she speaks, letting the words settle, appreciating the gravity of her admission. what he says is, ]
It's still worth the effort. [ maybe he's just playing into what he literally just told her, but he can't be anyone but himself. ] There's always something that can be done.
[ and he adds, after a beat, ]
The Fade is a lot to take in. This isn't a problem to listen to.
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There's a lot of things to fight in Thedas, [ is what she answers instead, looking up at him as her grip tightens slightly over the phylactery. ] Changing things for mages might be impossible no matter what we do.
[ She's never said that to someone who wasn't a mage before, barely even to other mages.
Even clawing back her phylactery had felt like a risk. It still feels like one. ]
Thank you for listening to me. I know it's...a lot to take in.
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there are a lot of peoples who deserve better than what they get; there are a lot of demons, literal and otherwise. there's not a lot that a single person, a single rifter, can do.
but that's never stopped him trying. he's quiet a long moment after she speaks, letting the words settle, appreciating the gravity of her admission. what he says is, ]
It's still worth the effort. [ maybe he's just playing into what he literally just told her, but he can't be anyone but himself. ] There's always something that can be done.
[ and he adds, after a beat, ]
The Fade is a lot to take in. This isn't a problem to listen to.