"The crown hears wildlife-related petitions on Thursdays," Alistair says.
He does not know if this is true--he does not have to know if this is true, something he thanks the Maker for every day, or every month, or whenever--but for a moment he's lost in the incredible image of this perfectly coiffed and shiny foreign mage asking the Queen if she might consider banishing bears. He hasn't seen Anora in a decade, but he doesn't imagine she's gotten less terrifying with age. The thought nearly drowns out the Calling
"But they can't be bothering you that much," he goes on, "if you're a good enough mage to be wandering around alone, talking to strangers, while these sorts--" a gesture to the bodies, Templars and mage alike "--are working out their differences."
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He does not know if this is true--he does not have to know if this is true, something he thanks the Maker for every day, or every month, or whenever--but for a moment he's lost in the incredible image of this perfectly coiffed and shiny foreign mage asking the Queen if she might consider banishing bears. He hasn't seen Anora in a decade, but he doesn't imagine she's gotten less terrifying with age. The thought nearly drowns out the Calling
"But they can't be bothering you that much," he goes on, "if you're a good enough mage to be wandering around alone, talking to strangers, while these sorts--" a gesture to the bodies, Templars and mage alike "--are working out their differences."