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I preferred the old books better. [This thing is being folded every which way, because they just had to make this thing harder to use.] At least you knew where you stood with them. The old books never changed; they might never have been easy to use, but they you knew what you were supposed to do with them.

[Is he talking about the book, still? Maybe, maybe not.] With all this talk of the Initiative and the United Earth issues, there's been something that's come up several times. Something I would be worried about, and so should others.

Traitors. Those who turned away from the goal right when their colleagues needed them most. Or the ones who never came to help in the first place, though they said they would. Traitors also includes liars. Yes. Liars. The ones who never tell the truth, especially when the truth could be the information you needed the most.

[He's getting exasperated with this new book.] I wonder, how did everyone else treat liars back home? In Ferelden, we had several ways of punishing those that had committed crimes against the crown, or those who'd lied and were caught. Some of them seemed rather harsh, but if someone who steals loses a finger, why not have the liar lose something as well? Something they value, something close to them, so that they can be hurt as much as they have hurt those around them.

So, how should we treat those liars, here? If we find traitors, what do we do with them? A mock execution, whipping, leaving them bound and gagged in a small room? Killing them would just be too merciful for what they've done, wouldn't it? [He pauses.]

Andraste's foul breath, this new book is more difficult then the other! [Okay, he's done with this book thing. With a yell, he throws it across the room.]

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It's unpleasant to think about, but everyone dies sooner or later. Rather than focus on your death, it'd be preferable to use this additional time to do what you can, don't you think?

To do what? Whatever I do or learn here matters not, when I go back home.

Whatever actions you take here will have consequences while you're here - no, even after you're gone, they'll affect the people still here. This is true of your home as well.

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The people here... they act like they hate us. Even the ones who say they don't.

What about the people from your home?

I don't think they hate me. I think they... pity me. Which is much worse then hate.

Because of your fate?

Because of my fate. The circumstances surrounding my inauguration. The fact of who my father was, and who my wife is, now... if she's considered my wife, anymore. She's remarried, and her new husband is here.

[ AWKWARD. ]

That sounds like something better discussed with her and everyone else. Rather than pitying you, it's probably much more complicated than that.

It is. She is on her way here, and we will talk, but I am a bit reticent, to even start. As much as I wish to lash out, I love her. I don't wish to hurt her.

In a situation like this, it'd be best to keep as clear a head as possible, especially to avoid doing something you might later regret.

I don't think I can have a clear head. I feel more like breaking furniture.

[ he makes a sound that's almost almost a laugh. ]

You also don't want to scare her, but as long as it's not her furniture I suppose it can't be helped.

[Pouty and sullen.] I doubt she would ever be frightened of me.

[ Omg stop reminding him of Kotetsu. ]

It's best kept that way.

[This is why they are best friends and best roommates.]

But I don't wish to be frightened of her!

I hadn't realized that was also a problem.

She can be scary at times. And those headaches she gets! Every night a headache...

Headaches are naturally going to make one shorter-tempered, especially when they happen so often.

[ he does not even know where this conversation is going anymore ]

[He doesn't either.]

Do you think the laws of home hold up in this place?

I think that depends on the law.

Marriage laws, laws of entitlement... laws of what happens when a dead man is now alive...

You have laws for that? Your kingdom sounds very prepared.

[ he can't help himself sometimes ]

No, not really. But maybe we should, now!

That's certainly something to consider.

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