Isaac had-- well, a rather sharp idea as usual, for how we might further the Inquisition's goals in the Divine election, that I am attempting to organise.
[ So don't hate this just because he's the one proposing it. ]
I wondered if I was remembering correctly -- is your brother Octavian the eldest of your parents' children, or does that fall to you?
He has a far better head for this than I, [ is fonder than Ilias typically is with anyone, but-- surely Sidony has been in a room with them before.
More to the point: ]
Inheritance is my interest, yes. The thought is that, if one of us is able to obtain confirmation from Grand Cleric Clorentine that she will support mages' right to inherit, we might spread that information amongst less sympathetic nobles, and sow dissatisfaction among her supporters.
It may be less suspicious if the information were to come from families whose heirs are mages.
My grandmother has her own contacts in Nevarra and Orlais, but if you or your family would be at all inclined to help -- the effect would be more significant the wider it spreads.
I do not know what I have to offer you that you have not already expressed your disinterest in.
[ Certainly not his skills or experience, it seems. ]
I-- may be on less fraught terms with your family, however, if there is anything I might do to help ease the situation. A letter for a letter, perhaps.
[ Do they know where she is at all? Or that she's doing so well? ]
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[ So don't hate this just because he's the one proposing it. ]
I wondered if I was remembering correctly -- is your brother Octavian the eldest of your parents' children, or does that fall to you?
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[ Does her fondness for her fellow healer outweigh her feelings for Ilias, she wonders. ]
Octavian is younger, but he is the one that has been named heir, if that is what you're angling for.
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More to the point: ]
Inheritance is my interest, yes. The thought is that, if one of us is able to obtain confirmation from Grand Cleric Clorentine that she will support mages' right to inherit, we might spread that information amongst less sympathetic nobles, and sow dissatisfaction among her supporters.
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[ Which is not necessarily intended as a slight against Ilias, but here she is. She also doesn't care all that much about the Divine elections, but. ]
And how does that involve me?
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It may be less suspicious if the information were to come from families whose heirs are mages.
My grandmother has her own contacts in Nevarra and Orlais, but if you or your family would be at all inclined to help -- the effect would be more significant the wider it spreads.
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[ Since they have no idea where she is. ]
What benefit do I get from helping you?
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[ :D? ]
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Be creative, Ilias.
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[ Certainly not his skills or experience, it seems. ]
I-- may be on less fraught terms with your family, however, if there is anything I might do to help ease the situation. A letter for a letter, perhaps.
[ Do they know where she is at all? Or that she's doing so well? ]
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[ She snorts. ]
I'll do it, but you'll owe me a favour.