You believe the Chantry doesn't use such machinations in their own power playing? It's always seemed to me that they're happy to run down anyone who doesn't have a backbone. Play nice and they'll be happy to use us until we step out of line, and then they take back what they gave, and we're heretical enemies of peace and goodwill again.
It isn't as if there's no historical precedent for such things.
[u know.]
In any case, I didn't mean blackmail. I meant offering it as a gift that has value to them and only perceived value to us.
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You believe the Chantry doesn't use such machinations in their own power playing? It's always seemed to me that they're happy to run down anyone who doesn't have a backbone. Play nice and they'll be happy to use us until we step out of line, and then they take back what they gave, and we're heretical enemies of peace and goodwill again.
It isn't as if there's no historical precedent for such things.
[u know.]
In any case, I didn't mean blackmail. I meant offering it as a gift that has value to them and only perceived value to us.