[That is an interesting point to make. She considers carefully before answering.]
That is probably what he thinks. It's the attitude we've been given from shems in the Inquisition. Some elves from the city have wanted to learn the old ways. Others have things well in hand without expectations from more privileged elves, thank you very much. And that's really what the Dalish are--more privileged elves, who are taught every day that we are the last hope for elvenkind, and if we are from especially liberal clans, we are taught that elves of the city will one day join us and learn how to be proper elves. But...probably a majority of clans would not accept my child, and by extension me, because my child's father is not Dalish. But elves like some I've met, like Sabine, are just as proud to be who they are as any Dalish. I guess I've stopped thinking the Dalish are potential saviors of the city elves, and thought that city elves are just as legitimate and precious a culture as the Dalish. It isn't a lack of pride, or being cowed by a more powerful force, that makes you submit. You don't really submit at all. You remember who you are. Maybe it's the Dalish who have forgotten."
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That is probably what he thinks. It's the attitude we've been given from shems in the Inquisition. Some elves from the city have wanted to learn the old ways. Others have things well in hand without expectations from more privileged elves, thank you very much. And that's really what the Dalish are--more privileged elves, who are taught every day that we are the last hope for elvenkind, and if we are from especially liberal clans, we are taught that elves of the city will one day join us and learn how to be proper elves. But...probably a majority of clans would not accept my child, and by extension me, because my child's father is not Dalish. But elves like some I've met, like Sabine, are just as proud to be who they are as any Dalish. I guess I've stopped thinking the Dalish are potential saviors of the city elves, and thought that city elves are just as legitimate and precious a culture as the Dalish. It isn't a lack of pride, or being cowed by a more powerful force, that makes you submit. You don't really submit at all. You remember who you are. Maybe it's the Dalish who have forgotten."