there's light at the edge of the darkness
It was his opinion, that was true. However, he was more than entitled to it. Just as she was entitled to hers: it didn’t make either of them right, though she was wrong about what he felt about her experiments. ”Motivations was the wrong word then. Because, unlike a wildfire or you accidentally causing me harm, you have a choice. You don’t have to conduct these experiments. And if you’re deliberately choosing to inflict pain on people, then yes, I would lay that blame at your feet.” The Launceleyn wasn’t a philosophy, wasn’t trained on the specifics of ethical theories and moral reasoning. But he had a strong sense of these things regardless.
It was far better to talk about other matters, even if they were a desolate land. ”Smaller and more desolate than the Hollowed Grounds?” That was hard to imagine; their community was tiny, and devastated by hundreds of years of being trapped under the barrier. ”Why do you call us human-animals? What deadly and voracious creatures? And what is mage glass?” Seeing as he was a mage—and seeing as it was apparently the only reason anyone would go to Halo—he was particularly interested in the answer to that last question.
However, it turns out he probably shouldn’t have asked her so many without permission. He gave her an apologetic smile. ”I’m sorry. You’re right, I should’ve asked." Better late than never. "May I ask you questions about what you know?” From the rest of what she said, it seemed like she’d probably say yes, and kind of already had already. Still, he was trying to be better about not taking and not venturing where he shouldn’t. Her description of her worldview sounded as cold and bleak as her description of Halo, but he knew better than to comment on it. ”Why do you think knowledge is one of the few resources you have to offer?” She obviously had powerful magic, and a connection to the higher powers. That alone would open many doors for her.
It was far better to talk about other matters, even if they were a desolate land. ”Smaller and more desolate than the Hollowed Grounds?” That was hard to imagine; their community was tiny, and devastated by hundreds of years of being trapped under the barrier. ”Why do you call us human-animals? What deadly and voracious creatures? And what is mage glass?” Seeing as he was a mage—and seeing as it was apparently the only reason anyone would go to Halo—he was particularly interested in the answer to that last question.
However, it turns out he probably shouldn’t have asked her so many without permission. He gave her an apologetic smile. ”I’m sorry. You’re right, I should’ve asked." Better late than never. "May I ask you questions about what you know?” From the rest of what she said, it seemed like she’d probably say yes, and kind of already had already. Still, he was trying to be better about not taking and not venturing where he shouldn’t. Her description of her worldview sounded as cold and bleak as her description of Halo, but he knew better than to comment on it. ”Why do you think knowledge is one of the few resources you have to offer?” She obviously had powerful magic, and a connection to the higher powers. That alone would open many doors for her.
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