Mm. [ He'd had the same discussion with Yennefer. If they could not sway the initial vote, they could at least attempt to influence what the nations receive.
He doesn't ask what exactly was agreed upon. He can get that information from Nadine. It's Claude's impressions that he's interested in hearing. His interactions with Claude have been absent much political talk, and he's kept it so for a reason. From their initial conversation, though, he's aware Claude has had a hand in that world back home.
Claude's decision is not what he takes issue with. He understands it. It's the situation as a whole. ]
I don't appreciate being used.
[ Which is what this is. They were used during the Dimming, during the so-called peace summit which followed. During Nocwich. They're trapped in an endless cycle where their wish to help others is leveraged against them. And that bothers him. How long before they become more than diplomatic pawns? How long before they're nudged down a path they didn't see coming? Especially because this bullshit, the rifts, was partly their doing. One of theirs, at any rate, if the vision is to be believed. ]
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He doesn't ask what exactly was agreed upon. He can get that information from Nadine. It's Claude's impressions that he's interested in hearing. His interactions with Claude have been absent much political talk, and he's kept it so for a reason. From their initial conversation, though, he's aware Claude has had a hand in that world back home.
Claude's decision is not what he takes issue with. He understands it. It's the situation as a whole. ]
I don't appreciate being used.
[ Which is what this is. They were used during the Dimming, during the so-called peace summit which followed. During Nocwich. They're trapped in an endless cycle where their wish to help others is leveraged against them. And that bothers him. How long before they become more than diplomatic pawns? How long before they're nudged down a path they didn't see coming? Especially because this bullshit, the rifts, was partly their doing. One of theirs, at any rate, if the vision is to be believed. ]