"A polite way of saying 'a stubborn, opinionated mule'," he said with a lopsided grin. "Thank you for your tact. Though..." His grin faded and a flicker of more morose thoughts subtly shifted his expression. "I am beginning to do more harm than good, I think. Something needs to change, and soon..."
Sam's suggestion was met with an agreeing nod, a return of wry humor as the bard shrugged. "Or at least meet once a month, or even once a season, even if we can't all meet every week." The question on voting gave him pause, however, and he tilted his head as he gave it due thought. "I wish we had someone who wasn't so clearly on one side of the gods or the other," he said at last with a small sigh. "A mage or Accepted who could be as neutral as it's possible to be in this. But as it is... everyone on the council has a preferred patron among the gods, either old or new. Rex has worked hard so far to try and keep religion out of it, though, and as long as that continues I'll support her," he decided after talking through his thoughts on the matter.
Sam's disapproval of the hedonistic painter earned a chuckle. "That's a very good point. I hear it was rather gaudy anyways," he added with a rueful shrug.
Sam's suggestion was met with an agreeing nod, a return of wry humor as the bard shrugged. "Or at least meet once a month, or even once a season, even if we can't all meet every week." The question on voting gave him pause, however, and he tilted his head as he gave it due thought. "I wish we had someone who wasn't so clearly on one side of the gods or the other," he said at last with a small sigh. "A mage or Accepted who could be as neutral as it's possible to be in this. But as it is... everyone on the council has a preferred patron among the gods, either old or new. Rex has worked hard so far to try and keep religion out of it, though, and as long as that continues I'll support her," he decided after talking through his thoughts on the matter.
Sam's disapproval of the hedonistic painter earned a chuckle. "That's a very good point. I hear it was rather gaudy anyways," he added with a rueful shrug.
