Why d'you think I'd fall asleep over this? [The words are mild, amused. It's good they're not speaking in person, good that Anders won't have seen the flinch at the mention of phylacteries--because right now Myr's better at keeping his tone level than his emotions off his face.] It's too important to be boring.
Setting aside the additional risks blood magic poses--much as I'd be interested in hearing its benign uses, [sort of]--and... I suppose the handling of abominations isn't so different from what the Avvar do, much as I personally dislike the idea--who d'you imagine will be judging mages in these situations? [He suspects an answer, but he'd rather not leap to conclusions.] And what of crimes that only mages might commit--if you find one of those otherwise-benevolent blood mages, say, using her magic to cheat people of money or property? That's clearly worse than simple fraud and can't be judged the same.
[A considering pause, then more softly,] No, the best laid plans don't--nor would your code for mages, without a lot of care. Look at what's been done to the plain text of the Chant. [There's a note of pain there, well-concealed.] I worry that you seem intent on setting it up outside all other worldly authority--not just because I've a bias toward the Chantry, but that what you propose hasn't got any roots and is liable to dry up and blow away.
Every society that hasn't got Circles as we have them has a well-defined place for its mages, whether it's on top or at the bottom, and they make it a matter not just of law but of culture and religion. What meaning will you give your mages?
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Setting aside the additional risks blood magic poses--much as I'd be interested in hearing its benign uses, [sort of]--and... I suppose the handling of abominations isn't so different from what the Avvar do, much as I personally dislike the idea--who d'you imagine will be judging mages in these situations? [He suspects an answer, but he'd rather not leap to conclusions.] And what of crimes that only mages might commit--if you find one of those otherwise-benevolent blood mages, say, using her magic to cheat people of money or property? That's clearly worse than simple fraud and can't be judged the same.
[A considering pause, then more softly,] No, the best laid plans don't--nor would your code for mages, without a lot of care. Look at what's been done to the plain text of the Chant. [There's a note of pain there, well-concealed.] I worry that you seem intent on setting it up outside all other worldly authority--not just because I've a bias toward the Chantry, but that what you propose hasn't got any roots and is liable to dry up and blow away.
Every society that hasn't got Circles as we have them has a well-defined place for its mages, whether it's on top or at the bottom, and they make it a matter not just of law but of culture and religion. What meaning will you give your mages?