Averesch is deliberately abrasive. Rutyer is a coward. The Chantry would see us all caged or exterminated. [ He’s listening to others debate amongst themselves while he writes, the volume little more than a murmur beneath his scratching. ] I fail to see why you’d care to elevate yourself in any of their regards.

[ Ellie has requested more specific documentation and he pulls a thicker folder over from one side of his table, flops it open, and replaces it with another. A convenient break in the clip of this debate, if it is one. ]

Why wouldn’t I be?