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The last thing Élie wants is to approach Codwin as the angry, unpredictable archmage. For once, the incipient diplomatic crisis isn't his fault, and he'd like to keep it that way. He's doing this strictly by the book. He has made an appointment.
Élie talks to Codwin
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He doesn't have to explain himself to these people. They're ignorant, and what's worse, proud of their ignorance, they have no patriotism and no notion of what it means for a people to be free other than that they themselves should be perfectly unencumbered to play hero wherever and however they like. He doesn't like them. On the other hand: he's only just finished to Codwin about how nobody ever explains themselves to him.
" – I came here because I wanted to convince you to stop doing things that are likely to worsen the lot of slaves still remaining in Cheliax, weaken whatever Cheliax has of Republican governance, and risk war between Cheliax and Andoran. I don't know if you're really interested in why I acted as I did, and I expect you won't understand it. But I'll try, if you're willing to listen."
" - are you getting the impression we're not listening, because we're disagreeing? That's how listening works, round here. We'll shut up and listen if you want but it wouldn't be because we figure we'll learn more about how to help the slaves in Cheliax that way."
"You got it. Is there some really good reason Cheliax didn't free its slaves as soon as the Thrune government collapsed?"
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