#ferrumleones

[visverbi]

ferrumleones replied to your post://Oh god I just realized that Josephine is the...

Oh man. Poor Josie, I never even registered that before. xD A Templar, a Seeker, a Sister, and…Josephine right in the middle.

//And the one person without any religious practice behind her being the most pacifistic of the whole bunch...

[ser-delrin-barris-blog]

ferrumleones

The hiss of steel against skin filled the Templar's ears as he pulled off his winged helm for the first time that day. People needed to see them as the united force for good, and sometimes, that meant staying in full Templar gear until they got back.

Winged helm tucked under his arm, Ser Barris slid down from his horse and handed the reigns off to one of his men. Weariness clung to his bones, but he forced himself to put one foot infront of the other. He had reports to deliver, and he'd rather not keep Cullen waiting on him, though the stairs to the Commander's office were a daunting trial for his sore bones. With a muttered prayer to Andraste on his lips, the Templar rolled back his shoulders and crossed the yard. Maker willing, news of their return might yet reach Cullen before he had to haul himself up that harrowing flight of stairs.

[antivanambassador]

ferrumleones replied to your post: “[ family, duty, honor i really can’t think of any other westerosi...”:

Easiest way to kill the man: tell him about the parallels between the Inquisition's advisers.

[one of my favourite things ever is advisors learning a little bit more about each other as time goes on: learns their motivations, being pleasantly surprised at how much they have in common, gently alluding to this in future war council meetings, exchanging pleasantly surprised smiles in quiet acknowledgement and appreciation, going so far as to defend their colleague in some occasions

they can't make the challenges that the inquisition faces any easier to overcome, but they can at least make each other's lives a little bit easier]

[antivanambassador]

ferrumleones replied to your post: “.”:

I honestly have no idea what happened (or where it happened), and I don't want to know.

[that makes the two of us]

[amatuss-blog]

ferrumleones:

    "You talk as if a gaggle of power-hungry magisters jockeying for influence and power is an improvement. At least my men are loyal to something other than personal advancement, Tevinter.” A snort, but he didn’t comment further - as difficult as it was not to bicker with the mage, hissing at one another got them nowhere productive. Regardless, he looked up incredulously at the suggestion that they…what? Get to know one another? Quaint.

    "You and I have nothing in common other than whom we serve." He raised an eyebrow, mouth set in a frown that hid the sinister red glow than shone up his throat and between his teeth. "I can remain professional if you can. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t slaughter mages on principle."

     Dorian might have popped a vein or two trying not to correct his 'partner' for his radically wrong assumption. He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed instead. "I only wanted to give it a try, but you have made your opinion clear. We shall be preofessional coworkers and nothing more."

     He turned on his heel, robes furling out as he did. "A pity, since I heard that you play chess. I would have enjoyed someone of intellect to compete against."

[amatuss-blog]

♋ "Do you /ever/ stop talking?"

Send me ♋ + a question and my Muse will respond as an evil version of themselves.

     "I could ask the same of you, General, as your affinity for hearing your own voice is proven whenever you scream at your men every five minutes. At least my voice is pleasant to listen to."

[txlani]

pxvus said: it’s no lie, Halward and Dorian loved each other - still do - yes, but like you said, it can’t be excused. and I disagree with “he wasn’t that bad”. I grew up with a parent like Halward. I still suffer from it. I agree, though, he’s not a monster.

altusboy said: ( he traumatized dorian out of the desire to have a continued bloodline. there’s no modern equivalent close to what he would have done, save possibly conversion therapy, albeit that process doesn’t risk mentally and physically crippling a person. )

ferrumleones said: It’s very hard not to demonize him when you have a parent very much like him. It’s people attempting to see the “good” side in what Halward almost did that makes getting away from parents like that so hard. You start to think it’s your fault.

I know, he did lots of bad things, as I said, he can't be excused. But God, demonizing him isn't a good thing, too. I've seen everything already. From that he was abusing Dorian physicaly to that he was abusing him sexualy, what is a total overdo.

I think he wasn't really a bad person. A bad father, yes, but... Ugh. Too much.

[rxghthand-blog]

♋ What future do you see for the Seekers of Truth?

envy finds a foothold when faith falters - accepting.

        “ The Seekers are no more. Unlike the templars, not even a shadow remains. Those loyal to the Chantry died at the Concalve, and Lord Seeker Lucius saw that the rest met the same fate when he sold my brothers and sisters-in-arms to the Promisers. ”

        He speaks to the Seeker as a friend, a comrade-in-arms. Little does he suspect the fire that burns within no longer flickers with the same light that drew him to serve the Inquisition. He speaks, but she does not truly listen, trapped in a place where none can hear and silenced of the roar that made her so strong.

        “ I will rebuild the order to what it was meant to be. ” Not too proud. Not too humble. Envy sets her jaw, resolute in resolution. This is what the Commander expects of Cassandra, what he sees in her. There is no challenge in reflecting back an expectation, not for a fragment this powerful. “ We will seek out the Maker's will and carry it out. ”

        A new order, with the Seeker that is not a Seeker at the head of it all. It will take years, but Envy is patient, and Envy is powerful.