They do not fight, [ bluntly. it’s the only way to speak of it. ] And we are in a war.

I would not be surprised if some had survived to be trafficked, [ enchantment is a rare skill, a perilously valuable one. ] They are content to be forgotten, and we to forget.

[ the thought leadens her stomach. ]

I daresay we might all use the reminder.

[ upon steadier ground, now: ]

To be a fly upon the wall of the meeting which appointed him — [ someone unfamiliar with thedas should never have been handed charge of their forces. there’s some value to be had in a leader bound to their cause, without other ties. there’s not this much. ] — But it is one title to acquire, and another to hold, no?

[ it's in all their interests if iskandar succeeds. whether anyone's confident upon that count? ]