[ A false start, a stop. He lowers his raised voice about midway back to its usual volume, but not all the way. ]
The mage rebellion failed. Our leader indentured us all to Tevinter because the alternative was to be slaughtered, and the Inquisition only intervened because it needs us for its war. Its interest in us extends exactly that far. We can never risk becoming more trouble than we are worth. That is what I understand.
If you want the same bargain for them, however shitty it is, then find a way to make them worth it.
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[ A false start, a stop. He lowers his raised voice about midway back to its usual volume, but not all the way. ]
The mage rebellion failed. Our leader indentured us all to Tevinter because the alternative was to be slaughtered, and the Inquisition only intervened because it needs us for its war. Its interest in us extends exactly that far. We can never risk becoming more trouble than we are worth. That is what I understand.
If you want the same bargain for them, however shitty it is, then find a way to make them worth it.