[test drive and game contemplation]

[inspiriting]

Perhaps you only struggle because you already know the answer. You have other duties and I have another path to follow. I will go wherever you send me, but ask yourself if either of us will truly benefit from the distraction.

Comments

[ladyspitfire]

Wisely said. Hopefully, your writer will give your wishes some thought before sending you anywhere.

[inspiriting]

She has given the matter thought for a very long time.

[ At least that much Wynne can say in her mundane's favour. ]

For better or worse the choice is ultimately hers, and I can only hope that her contemplation will lead her to the right decision.

[magerights]

If you ask me, it's better if you don't go anywhere. These places lead to trouble.

[inspiriting]

Oh? [ She smiles. ] I would have thought you to be the last person to advocate not going anywhere.

[magerights]

There's a difference between getting out of the Circle and getting taken out of your world and thrust into a place that could be filled with just as much pain and suffering or worse.

Even you should be able to see that much.

[inspiriting]

Perhaps in its scale, yes. But not in the uncertainty we might face as a consequence, or the trouble we might find ourselves caught in as a result.

[magerights]

Now I know you're being a fool. You have no idea what's waiting out there, what kinds of consequences there might be. You're just talking hot air.


[Anders, remember when you used to be more charming? Not so much right now...]

[inspiriting]

[ Wynne frowns, for just that reason. ]

Are those words born from fear or experience?

[magerights]

The latter. You're just assuming you know what's in store for you. Me? I've lived it for over a year now. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[fade_away]

Does saying that to them actually work?

[inspiriting]

It can give them pause.

[fade_away]

Just pause?

[inspiriting]

Is that not enough? Where they resume afterwards is out of our hands. We can only be frank and hope that our words are taken into consideration.

[fade_away]

I want more control over my existence than that.

[birchcore]

That is good advice. We can never know what we will encounter out there.

But it can make you stronger, I think.

[inspiriting]

We learn with every step we take, even the shaky ones. [ She pauses. ] Especially with the shaky ones.

[birchcore]

Yes. It's taken me a while, but I'm starting to learn.

[ she smiles. ] We all need to take many steps then, don't we?

[inspiriting]

[ A smile back. ]

They call the journey the reward for a reason. I've walked for a long time in our world, but this path is new, even for me...

[birchcore]

I've never thought about it in that context before. Now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense.

It can be frightening. But I've been able to see people I never thought I would again. There are many rewards to embarking upon such a path.

[selfloyalty]

Most mundanes will rarely, if ever, have the answer to such a question.

[hawkethisnthat]

Pretty sure the only benefit they find in it is fun. Usually at our expense. [She says it lightly, and it's mostly meant that way - Maker knows Hawke has been tossed about by fate a lot. This isn't really any different.]

oooh, Wynne!!

[loyalshield]

Of course you'll benefit from a distraction! Sometimes they're shiny. Or made of cheese. Mmm, tasty distractions.