Korrin looks rather skeptical at this 'person first, mage second' stuff. If that was true, the mages wouldn't have been forced away from families and into Harrowings and seclusion for the rest of their lives. But Mal's 'then what' does get her thinking. It's a question she's often asked herself.
"Yeah, I'm aware that a unified cause won't last forever. Because either we win, or Corypheus ruins everything, so it won't matter anyway. If the former happens, I think a lot will depend on our actions here and now. We prove ourselves just as invested in Thedas as everyone else, and that will steadily change some minds. Not the ones blinded by hate, but the ones on the fence...it could happen. A lot of prejudice comes with lack of exposure. If people see us working and bleeding and fighting alongside them, they might come to realize we're people, too. Or at the very least, they won't be able to dismiss us so easily." It's a start, and it's one reason why Korrin's done her best to behave herself in public around Kirkwall.
"Hey, they listened to a nineteen year old mage who hadn't passed her Harrowing and was a 'savage' apostate. They listened to me, mostly because I shouted them down or wouldn't let them shout me down. That's not to say you have to, of course, but the status quo doesn't exist anymore. Now's the time to make the most of it, one way or another." She looks amused at the idea of a foxhouse and a home, but stops herself from rambling about her idea for the future. "You don't have to be in the Circle to be a good mage, but it's one way...and as long as it's a choice and not something being forced on people, that's all I care about. Some Libertarians might try to covert you to their way of thinking, though. Warning you now."
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"Yeah, I'm aware that a unified cause won't last forever. Because either we win, or Corypheus ruins everything, so it won't matter anyway. If the former happens, I think a lot will depend on our actions here and now. We prove ourselves just as invested in Thedas as everyone else, and that will steadily change some minds. Not the ones blinded by hate, but the ones on the fence...it could happen. A lot of prejudice comes with lack of exposure. If people see us working and bleeding and fighting alongside them, they might come to realize we're people, too. Or at the very least, they won't be able to dismiss us so easily." It's a start, and it's one reason why Korrin's done her best to behave herself in public around Kirkwall.
"Hey, they listened to a nineteen year old mage who hadn't passed her Harrowing and was a 'savage' apostate. They listened to me, mostly because I shouted them down or wouldn't let them shout me down. That's not to say you have to, of course, but the status quo doesn't exist anymore. Now's the time to make the most of it, one way or another." She looks amused at the idea of a foxhouse and a home, but stops herself from rambling about her idea for the future. "You don't have to be in the Circle to be a good mage, but it's one way...and as long as it's a choice and not something being forced on people, that's all I care about. Some Libertarians might try to covert you to their way of thinking, though. Warning you now."