[His mind whirls. Pavus? Oh, yes. Oh, yes, he remembers Halward. A magister, just like any other magister, not particularly better or worse. Danarius had been beneath him in terms of power, and so he'd been labeled not a threat in Fenris' mind, all those years ago. Back when all he'd worried about was Danarius.]
It is, yes. Or was, once.
[When he'd been a slave, he means. Which! Apparently Dorian knows all about that, and it's not shocking, not if he'd known the Other-Fenris, but still.]
Your father is not nearly so generous, not to elves nor slaves. What inspired the change in his son?
[It's almost eerie, honestly, or at least is weirding him out a fair bit. This is the sort of generosity he expects from-- well, from Hawke, frankly, friend to every poor soul who came across her path, offering coin and aid ridiculously generously. It's admirable, but more than that: it's unusual in their world. Kindness is so often rewarded with pain, after all.]
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It is, yes. Or was, once.
[When he'd been a slave, he means. Which! Apparently Dorian knows all about that, and it's not shocking, not if he'd known the Other-Fenris, but still.]
Your father is not nearly so generous, not to elves nor slaves. What inspired the change in his son?
[It's almost eerie, honestly, or at least is weirding him out a fair bit. This is the sort of generosity he expects from-- well, from Hawke, frankly, friend to every poor soul who came across her path, offering coin and aid ridiculously generously. It's admirable, but more than that: it's unusual in their world. Kindness is so often rewarded with pain, after all.]