Maybe you were, but you can only really know that for sure after the fact.
[it's the kind of thing that she can get, honestly, and with what she got from that memory about what his teacher did-- she really couldn't blame him for being worried about that at the time.]
In those circumstances it can be-- difficult to just put your trust in someone else's efforts and decisions, but I do think becoming able to do that is important, too. You said 'back then'?
[it sounds like there's been some improvement on that.]
I wouldn't really say I have one, personally. I know it's-- important to others, to have that to fall back on and believe in, or to guide them, but... it's just not a leap I think that I can take. I'm more comfortable relying on my own decisions.
It's the same where I'm from, too. Merle has been a cleric of Pan for as long as I've known him, and I know what his god has done for him-- maybe I've been a bit jealous at times of the ability to... to derive that kind of comfort from faith. But it's just not for me either.
Mm. One of my friends is a cleric of the Wildmother. He believes so much in fate - he always trusts in her to deliver him to where he needs to be. I don't think I could live that way, but. . . another friend of mine was in a bit of trouble with a dangerous demi-God. She interceded to help him, and it seems to have changed him, made him someone new, and good.
I suppose there's something appealing to that in me even if I don't know that I could put my faith in something that way.
[there's definitely more warmth to her emotions when he mentions that help, that his friend was changed for the better through it, a small smile on her face at it.]
Well, for those of us who can't-- it's something to support in others, I think.
[looking back to the prompts, there, considering since it's her round.]
Did you ever want to do something else with your life-- an alternative you'd have pursued, if you didn't study magic?
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[it's the kind of thing that she can get, honestly, and with what she got from that memory about what his teacher did-- she really couldn't blame him for being worried about that at the time.]
In those circumstances it can be-- difficult to just put your trust in someone else's efforts and decisions, but I do think becoming able to do that is important, too. You said 'back then'?
[it sounds like there's been some improvement on that.]
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Good. I'm glad that you do, then.
I'm sure I could pry more, but- I think it's your turn?
[if they're both going to be dealing with this class then it's only fair.]
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[Squinting at the sheet. Some of these questions are so bad.]
What is your. . . view on religion. . .
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I suppose there's something appealing to that in me even if I don't know that I could put my faith in something that way.
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Well, for those of us who can't-- it's something to support in others, I think.
[looking back to the prompts, there, considering since it's her round.]
Did you ever want to do something else with your life-- an alternative you'd have pursued, if you didn't study magic?