No decent person would think to consider it. So much of what is 'good' or 'evil' is a matter of perspective, but stripping a person of their free will... that is wrong.
[He feels a chill thinking about it. Knowing that he won't be fooled in exactly the same way again, but that a wily foe might find another weakness to exploit to similar effect.
There might be safety in isolation, but that too is something Hector has had too much of. Being near Jaskier drives off the biting cold of fear and loneliness. Here he is, offering to be Hector's advocate, to try to learn magic in his defense. There have been a handful of strategic alliances in Hector's past, but never anyone so unquestioningly and unconditionally on Hector's side.
He looks up at the bard, lips parted and eyes shining, smitten.]
You don't... you don't need to. The magic, or the lute-throwing. You need that lute. I should probably take you up on auditing my contracts, actually, but... I'm better suited for the rest than you are. You've already done enough for me.
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[He feels a chill thinking about it. Knowing that he won't be fooled in exactly the same way again, but that a wily foe might find another weakness to exploit to similar effect.
There might be safety in isolation, but that too is something Hector has had too much of. Being near Jaskier drives off the biting cold of fear and loneliness. Here he is, offering to be Hector's advocate, to try to learn magic in his defense. There have been a handful of strategic alliances in Hector's past, but never anyone so unquestioningly and unconditionally on Hector's side.
He looks up at the bard, lips parted and eyes shining, smitten.]
You don't... you don't need to. The magic, or the lute-throwing. You need that lute. I should probably take you up on auditing my contracts, actually, but... I'm better suited for the rest than you are. You've already done enough for me.