A private, silent thought immediately comes to Aleron's mind, bitter and caustic: You'd have to be immobile or dead not to trip over one of my relations in the Free Marches. He doesn't give any clues to it, however, remaining as straightfaced and stoic as he's been this entire time. Years of practice put into action. Though... he should have known it'd be impossible to escape the family, even in the lands of the dog lords. The connection has been made now, and no escaping it.
"Most likely. At last count, I've three uncles, two aunts, two great-aunts, 26 cousins, and three sisters spread across the Free Marches. Take four steps, you're likely to find one." And that's not including the children born to his generation. Oddly enough, while he still knows the size of the family, he's not seen most of them in well over twenty five years.
Was that a trace of sarcasm or bitterness in his voice? Well, maybe. Probably not if the bland, matter-of-fact expression on his face is the indicator. He'd never be so rude as to snark about the family to a stranger. His problems are his alone to shoulder.
A beat. "Did you say Mage Council?" What sort of heresy is this brewing under this Inquisition's banner? He won't jump to conclusions without facts, but a mercenary Qunari mage sounds more like an apostate than not. A group of apostates banding together smells even more suspicious.
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"Most likely. At last count, I've three uncles, two aunts, two great-aunts, 26 cousins, and three sisters spread across the Free Marches. Take four steps, you're likely to find one." And that's not including the children born to his generation. Oddly enough, while he still knows the size of the family, he's not seen most of them in well over twenty five years.
Was that a trace of sarcasm or bitterness in his voice? Well, maybe. Probably not if the bland, matter-of-fact expression on his face is the indicator. He'd never be so rude as to snark about the family to a stranger. His problems are his alone to shoulder.
A beat. "Did you say Mage Council?" What sort of heresy is this brewing under this Inquisition's banner? He won't jump to conclusions without facts, but a mercenary Qunari mage sounds more like an apostate than not. A group of apostates banding together smells even more suspicious.