I don't know why pain would have to be a teacher for all.
[His voice is equally gentle.]
I think mages would look at the rules of the Circles and most would reject them for how cold and cruel they were. Not all Circles were alike, it's true, but what mage would think it only right to send a child into the Fade against a prepared demon? I feel like having the issue in mage hands would make it a lot more personal. And personal is what would protect us.
And the mages who never knew Circles should stand even more against it. They've no rationalizations for the abuse. I know more than a few mages saw others being abused and thought it was their own good behavior protecting them, or their skill at political maneuvering, like Vivienne. Those free of the Circles are free of that baggage.
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[His voice is equally gentle.]
I think mages would look at the rules of the Circles and most would reject them for how cold and cruel they were. Not all Circles were alike, it's true, but what mage would think it only right to send a child into the Fade against a prepared demon? I feel like having the issue in mage hands would make it a lot more personal. And personal is what would protect us.
And the mages who never knew Circles should stand even more against it. They've no rationalizations for the abuse. I know more than a few mages saw others being abused and thought it was their own good behavior protecting them, or their skill at political maneuvering, like Vivienne. Those free of the Circles are free of that baggage.