[ Maker - This coming from the boy who just a few months ago was sighing about how he doesn’t want to use his magic. Whatever the easiest thing is at any given moment, Artemaeus picks the precise opposite.
The annoyance flickers through Byerly’s expression only a little. His voice remains level as he says: ]
In spite of common misconceptions about me, I have no quarrel with mages. They are members of this organization like any other. And as such, I will endeavor to shield them like any other.
[At least slightly reassured, Benedict gives a small nod. It’s been a strange month since returning from Antiva, with the nightmares coming back in force and all they imply— especially for a mage. He’s kept mum about it, and withdrawn. No need to frighten anyone else.]
I’ll tell you if there’s danger threatened toward anyone in Riftwatch.
[His gaze flickers back to his desk, then to Byerly. This is his compromise.]
[ Byerly's voice is quite pleasant. Dangerously so. ]
Was one of the conditions of your release and current employment not that you would hold loyalty to Riftwatch above loyalty to one of your...other affiliations?
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[seems dramatic, if not unprecedented.]
They’re part of Riftwatch too. I doubt they’ll burn down their own fortress.
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If the Chantry forces its will, and tries to lock us away. Will you stand for it?
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The annoyance flickers through Byerly’s expression only a little. His voice remains level as he says: ]
In spite of common misconceptions about me, I have no quarrel with mages. They are members of this organization like any other. And as such, I will endeavor to shield them like any other.
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It’s been a strange month since returning from Antiva, with the nightmares coming back in force and all they imply— especially for a mage. He’s kept mum about it, and withdrawn. No need to frighten anyone else.]
I’ll tell you if there’s danger threatened toward anyone in Riftwatch.
[His gaze flickers back to his desk, then to Byerly. This is his compromise.]
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[ Byerly's voice is quite pleasant. Dangerously so. ]
Was one of the conditions of your release and current employment not that you would hold loyalty to Riftwatch above loyalty to one of your...other affiliations?
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Please don’t ask me to do this, [spoken to his desk.]
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At no point have I been asking.
[ It's strange, and disconcerting, when Byerly - normally so dissolute and indirect and wry - turns steely. But he's steely now. ]
Your loyalty is here. To this office. Your sympathies may lie with them, but your loyalty is with me. Do you understand?
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Yes.
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Grand.