“Oh god, as if Riftwatch doesn’t have enough going on without becoming a makeshift orphanage.” Which isn’t exactly the suggestion, but it feels a little safer to crack a joke about it and a small smile, sounding faux alarmed. Imagine. Kids running around underfoot in the middle of a war.
But, well —
Strange hesitates, then. He can’t stop his mind from examining all the angles and automatically starting to consider potential solutions. Julius had seen the kids at Kamar-Taj. Some of the sorcerers-in-training were so young.
“You’re in Diplomacy,” he says slowly, “Could that be an option? Find some sympathetic Chantry mother we know, entice her to run some benevolent children’s home which isn’t likely to turn cruel. Magical training supervised by a mage or mages who need work and could guide them in their abilities. Keep it quiet. Is that the sort of thing which might pass muster in Thedas, or would people riot at the thought?”
Perhaps it’s idealistic, considering all the local baggage, but he can’t help but think about it. How lucky he’d been, to have accepting teachers.
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But, well —
Strange hesitates, then. He can’t stop his mind from examining all the angles and automatically starting to consider potential solutions. Julius had seen the kids at Kamar-Taj. Some of the sorcerers-in-training were so young.
“You’re in Diplomacy,” he says slowly, “Could that be an option? Find some sympathetic Chantry mother we know, entice her to run some benevolent children’s home which isn’t likely to turn cruel. Magical training supervised by a mage or mages who need work and could guide them in their abilities. Keep it quiet. Is that the sort of thing which might pass muster in Thedas, or would people riot at the thought?”
Perhaps it’s idealistic, considering all the local baggage, but he can’t help but think about it. How lucky he’d been, to have accepting teachers.