[Quietly:] I don't want the Circles back because I'm weak and need shelter. I want them back because Hasmal was my home.
[He knows he can't leave that hanging without explanation, but it's harder to compose the path that brought him to the conclusion--to untangle the winding track of assumptions and blind leaps that ended in him lashing out at Van.
'Your need should inspire them to be charitable regardless, I should think.' 'Slow down, kid; you can't do this the way you used to.' 'You understand that I cannot continue to train you now; you would be a liability rather than an asset on the battlefield.'
'Sometimes, I believe you Southern mages got what you deserved.']
People assume I'm crippled now. Incapable. Want to put me back in a safe little box so I don't get hurt.
It doesn't feel any damn different if it's because I've never been out of a Circle in my life.
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[He knows he can't leave that hanging without explanation, but it's harder to compose the path that brought him to the conclusion--to untangle the winding track of assumptions and blind leaps that ended in him lashing out at Van.
'Your need should inspire them to be charitable regardless, I should think.' 'Slow down, kid; you can't do this the way you used to.' 'You understand that I cannot continue to train you now; you would be a liability rather than an asset on the battlefield.'
'Sometimes, I believe you Southern mages got what you deserved.']
People assume I'm crippled now. Incapable. Want to put me back in a safe little box so I don't get hurt.
It doesn't feel any damn different if it's because I've never been out of a Circle in my life.