Yeah, as in that. If it wasn't for everything else we've seen in Abraxas and for how intentionally isolated they'd been before inviting us, it might've seemed stranger. But it felt... fitting for how careful they were in what they revealed to us. The sort of fitting which makes you wonder what exactly else is going on beneath it.
[ Recalling that conversation now brings to mind the feeling he'd had then: one of admiration for how much he understands that careful presentation of an image even if the motive (or motives, plural) behind it are still an unknown. Something he's well familiar with himself to conceal this, or that, or multiple things all at once and something he's come to recognize in others, though he wonders how much of that to tell to Steve as he dusts some random leaves off of himself and once again eyes them with interest for coming back to life. ]
I think it was a test of some kind though we'll have to wait to find out what. That we were warned to basically be on our best behavior and not cause any upsets tells me the Free Cities is just as wary. The Fey I spoke to during that dance also told me they lost their homes because of the current rulers but that also because of that, their courts united. Have you ever heard anything about that?
[ That detail springs to mind now and thanks to rehashing the talk, and Claude can't recall if he'd tried to research it at all. He's curious to see what's in the history books around the Free Cities if there even is any. One more topic to dig into when they have a bit more time, and he waves a hand as if to move on despite still being interested in that answer. ]
I said I'd be interested in seeing what it meant to be around more magic here since it's different than what I know from Fodlan, and then even the Fey's magic is different than what's around Cadens. Mostly I tried to leverage that into an invitation to come back and learn more, but - [ with a grin that's maybe a little shameless - ] I don't think it worked since we haven't been back.
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[ Recalling that conversation now brings to mind the feeling he'd had then: one of admiration for how much he understands that careful presentation of an image even if the motive (or motives, plural) behind it are still an unknown. Something he's well familiar with himself to conceal this, or that, or multiple things all at once and something he's come to recognize in others, though he wonders how much of that to tell to Steve as he dusts some random leaves off of himself and once again eyes them with interest for coming back to life. ]
I think it was a test of some kind though we'll have to wait to find out what. That we were warned to basically be on our best behavior and not cause any upsets tells me the Free Cities is just as wary. The Fey I spoke to during that dance also told me they lost their homes because of the current rulers but that also because of that, their courts united. Have you ever heard anything about that?
[ That detail springs to mind now and thanks to rehashing the talk, and Claude can't recall if he'd tried to research it at all. He's curious to see what's in the history books around the Free Cities if there even is any. One more topic to dig into when they have a bit more time, and he waves a hand as if to move on despite still being interested in that answer. ]
I said I'd be interested in seeing what it meant to be around more magic here since it's different than what I know from Fodlan, and then even the Fey's magic is different than what's around Cadens. Mostly I tried to leverage that into an invitation to come back and learn more, but - [ with a grin that's maybe a little shameless - ] I don't think it worked since we haven't been back.