once again thinking about the scene where claudia and soren talk cause like. if there’s any time his motives are revealed it’s through someone who has been listening to him for the past 2 years echoing the same sentiments to her brother
Claudia: Aaravos. It’s Aaravos! it’s not that hard.
Soren. That's what I said!
Claudia: No, you didn't. And you don't know anything about him.
Soren: I know that he wants us all to fight and-and hate each other! He wants the world to burn.
Claudia: You're wrong! The dragons and the elves already hate us.
Soren: That's not true. I'm friends with dragons and elves now.
Claudia: Oh, are you sure? Are they real friends? Or are they just taking advantage of you?
( melancholy music playing ) You'll always be a human to them. You'll always be less! Thousands of years ago, humans had nothing. We were starving, and wretched, and helpless. There was famine, and disease, and... Uh, there was war and fighting over the few resources that we could get our grubby little hands on. Life was pain and struggle, and the dragons and elves, they did nothing! They judged us. They pitied us.
Soren: How do you know this?
Claudia: The same way you do. You can feel it's true, can't you? Humans understand suffering deep in our bones because so many generations went through it.
Soren: Claudia, I... I don't think we have the same bone feelings.
Claudia: Aaravos believed in humans when all the other elves and dragons thought we were worthless, stupid, dirty animals! Aaravos believed we could be better. So he gave us magic!
Soren: You say that like it's such a good thing. But if you ask me, it's caused nothing but trouble. Maybe the world would be better off without magic.
Claudia: Without magic, you would be dead. Without dad's magic.