"There is that," Julius agrees, quietly. "I used to think reform was the better way forward, for ... there were reasons, some lack of information, others lack of context. But I know the tendency well enough. There are mages who are rightly wary that anything too similar to the Circles would slide back into being the Circles with minimal prodding. That said..."
A sigh. It's a problem he's been turning over for a long time, and he truly does appreciate the fresh perspective. That said, it's a large tangle to try to tease apart and it hasn't gotten any smaller in the past few years.
"I think it was good. Seeing Kamar-Taj. Thinking about ... the training, the chance to talk with other mages, or sorcerers rather. That there were some good things we might be able to build a different way." He hadn't fully expected it to be so affecting, in the moment, but it's clear Julius has thought about it since.
"If you're interested in getting involved, native mage politics are messy, but you've raised an excellent point about children. If you haven't, you might want to talk to Mme de Cedoux, some. She has an interesting perspective as another rifter who can use magic, and she's gotten more fully involved with our efforts here. Obviously," with a wry little smile, "we're all here for Riftwatch, and that's the more immediate priority. But what happens to mages, now and later, is a thing some of us have been working on simultaneously. And history shows that rifters are likely to be lumped in with us. Even the ones who can't do magic." Much less those who could.
maybe wrap up for now but circle back to this potential idea in a thread closer to the present?
A sigh. It's a problem he's been turning over for a long time, and he truly does appreciate the fresh perspective. That said, it's a large tangle to try to tease apart and it hasn't gotten any smaller in the past few years.
"I think it was good. Seeing Kamar-Taj. Thinking about ... the training, the chance to talk with other mages, or sorcerers rather. That there were some good things we might be able to build a different way." He hadn't fully expected it to be so affecting, in the moment, but it's clear Julius has thought about it since.
"If you're interested in getting involved, native mage politics are messy, but you've raised an excellent point about children. If you haven't, you might want to talk to Mme de Cedoux, some. She has an interesting perspective as another rifter who can use magic, and she's gotten more fully involved with our efforts here. Obviously," with a wry little smile, "we're all here for Riftwatch, and that's the more immediate priority. But what happens to mages, now and later, is a thing some of us have been working on simultaneously. And history shows that rifters are likely to be lumped in with us. Even the ones who can't do magic." Much less those who could.