Roul- [ Muffled through the door but it does swing open, Adelaide's eldest student standing there to blink down at Pel; the remainder of the Spire Refugees bundled up for their dawn lessons in the garden. ]
Ah- Pel? [ Further behind Adelaide is seated at her desk, pinning up her hair. ] Did you need something?
I need to tell you something. [Direct, unafraid.] Straight up front, before you hear it from anyone else. It'll only take a moment, if you want me to finish pinning up your hair for you.
Certianly. Come in- Roul would you take them out and help them warm up?
[ Another dipped bow to Pel and Roul starts herding the rest of her students out, leading them to the gardens and closing the door behind them. Soon it is only Pel and Adelaide that remain. ]
It isn't. [Pel comes up behind Adelaide and starts arranging her hair.] I'm...seeing someone. I'm seeing a Templar. We decided on it last night. Knight-Commander Norrington.
[Pel answers calmly.] I'm seeing a Templar. Who is on the Templar council. I am also a Councilor, but for the mages. Do you think I won't fight hard enough if the Templars try to encroach on our liberties, because I am seeing one of them?
I'd imagine you would fight harder for it, if I am to be perfectly honest- but Pel. [ She reaches up to gently pull Pel's hands away from her hair so she might turn and face her properly. ] Norrington. Truly? This seems a bit sudden.
Have you both considered how this might look? I know you. I know you would not stand for any attempt of coercion or make attempts to curry favor with the Templars. Others do not know you near as well. [ Those that did not wish anything to do with the templars might see this as a betrayal-
But Pel is no Circle Mage and this Council is something new even while there are shades of the Circle that surround it. As an apostate she never had to live with a templar's sword hanging over her head; of course she'd see him as a man before anything else- especially if she found him charming.
How it was she found him charming, she couldn't guess. ] I am going to have to speak with him.
We have. I figure the only thing I can really do is exactly what I've been doing: uphold the things I value, publicly. And be honest. Peoples' imaginations are usually calmed a bit if you answer questions truthfully. We haven't done more than go on a chaperoned walk, really. Pretty boring.
You thought to have a chaperone. [ Her shoulder sag at that, some of the pressure of the situation taken off not only Pel and Norrington- but the remainder of the Council. Fighting for approval and authority is difficult enough without potential murmurs of a scandal. ] This is why I am fond of you. Always so practical.
You will likely need to remain mindful and- I am not going to lie. I have my reservations. I will likely have them for some time more- an I am going to speak to him about this. The situation is delicate with the new order and the Council within the Inquisition- it is delicate for the Inquisition as a whole. We must be mindful as we move forward of...everything.
That's why I wanted to talk to you. We have to be really careful about this, and investigate every corner. I'm not so attached to this relationship that I'm willing to compromise the Council.
I grew up among elves in the Spire. [ She shrugs. ] I am aware that you age gracefully- and that sixteen year olds tend to be a bit shorter and a bit more...I think the term they used most often is 'noodly'.
Which is why I have reservations rather than concerns. Concerns are professional. Reservations are personal and have no weight in the matter. I am worried for you but...I trust that you will handle yourselves accordingly.
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Ah- Pel? [ Further behind Adelaide is seated at her desk, pinning up her hair. ] Did you need something?
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[ Another dipped bow to Pel and Roul starts herding the rest of her students out, leading them to the gardens and closing the door behind them. Soon it is only Pel and Adelaide that remain. ]
...this sounds dire. What is it?
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[ It is only that she is facing away and the lack of a mirror in the room that spares Pel her expression. ]
You are what?
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[But pride swells in her to think Adelaide knows she would still fight.]
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But Pel is no Circle Mage and this Council is something new even while there are shades of the Circle that surround it. As an apostate she never had to live with a templar's sword hanging over her head; of course she'd see him as a man before anything else- especially if she found him charming.
How it was she found him charming, she couldn't guess. ] I am going to have to speak with him.
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You will likely need to remain mindful and- I am not going to lie. I have my reservations. I will likely have them for some time more- an I am going to speak to him about this. The situation is delicate with the new order and the Council within the Inquisition- it is delicate for the Inquisition as a whole. We must be mindful as we move forward of...everything.
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But, um. The chaperone was his idea.
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[ It isn't an entirely unbearable idea. ]
He is a bit older, isn't he? [ A bit. A respectable bit at that. ] I suppose I should not be so surprised.
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[She doesn't recall ever telling.]
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