I should not be doing this at half eleven at night, whilst emotionally drained and exhausted. But hey, what else am I going to do with my time, something productive? You know, I'll to consider that sometime.
@Goldfish this is mostly just a slimming vote, with some attempting to just double down and direct. Given how much DP has seemed to try and focus us towards it, I actually would like to have this be a very short vote, and not try to cover any wider issues. I want her answer regarding Baelor and
why we should trust Lucan after he sent a divine assassin after us. We'll want to adapt after that. So my suggestion would be that we focus in on just the following, instead of trying to hit every note. As such, may I suggest:
[] Plan "My Turn"
-[] "Before this discussion progresses any further, Lady Danelle, let me make one thing clear. Your friends are free to go, and Lucan's along with them, either now if you wish it or released directly into your custody when we are finished here. With that said, and you having spoken your mind, I would appreciate it if you let me speak mine."
-[] "I have all too often seen mages bound to service, not through oaths willingly given or loyalty earned, but through enchantment, curses and worse. Surely you are familiar with Tywin Lannisters' Golden Shields? I've yet to encounter one who was not magically bound to serve him, regardless of their willingness. The Citadel? They sent a spy to infiltrate my Scholarium, one who had been branded through magic such that he could not disobey the Maesters holding his leash on pain of death. So yes, when I heard rumors that Lucan practiced similar atrocities, I believed them. After all, the man had already made himself my enemy."
--[] "You are familiar with the Angels Lucan has Called into his service, I believe. My first encounter with the works of a Chosen, of Lucan in fact, was one of those, the soul of an ancestor empowered by the Seven beyond all others with a Divine mission to kill me. He did not succeed but for one thing; poisoning my opinion of your fellow Chosen."
-[] "You ask me to let go of my fears, and I wish I could do so. But how much time did Lucan spend to summon Baelor the Blessed, time he could have better spent ridding Westeros of those monsters with the power he has been granted by the Seven? Why send my ancestor to slay me when there are more Devil plots in these lands than can be counted on two hands?"