No, it's not. Not by itself. But it isn't by itself. It is coupled with the laws that Provost Thranduil managed to pass, that says we are no longer allowed to be murdered, which means we are now acknowledged as above animals.
[ The contempt in her voice, oh, can you hear it? ]
Now that we are, we will make them start treating us the same as everyone else. Form the same respect. It's a step, you are right, and perhaps, I make myself no more than their monster chasing their steps, but so be it. I've done it before.
[ she shrugs, even if its unseen. Not perfect, not at all, but a start. ] Nor do I intend it to be just for us. I will be attending the gathering, with another Rifter. Ioverth, the elf. He will be attending as my companion and equal in front of all those wretches. The will be forced to talk to him on the same level.
Exactly. They will be forced to stare down me, a rifter of not their faith, their lands, and an elf by the code that holds them together. They can't not acknowledge the rules, or that means all of it is meaningless, so it must be upheld, but that means I, and Ioverth, are of honour. Means we both must be listened too and acknowledged by that reputation.
What do I think will happen? I think that as soon as we use the rights we've been granted to push them to an uncomfortable place, they'll either decide those rights weren't actually what they said they were in the first place, or they'll work to get rid of 'em. I've seen that plenty of times. 'Oh, yes, of course, commoners have got the right to stand up in court and accuse magicians of crimes. All are equal in the law. Only, sorry, when the judge actually gets to decide, she always decides for one instead of the other.'
You've never had to be concerned with one. Believe me, there aren't fewer. There are more. Because the consequences mean a lot more to those in power than a court of law which they can bribe their way out of.
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:22 pm (UTC)Still. It's not like they respect powerful people just for being powerful here. Look at how they treat their mages.
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:31 pm (UTC)[ The contempt in her voice, oh, can you hear it? ]
Now that we are, we will make them start treating us the same as everyone else. Form the same respect. It's a step, you are right, and perhaps, I make myself no more than their monster chasing their steps, but so be it. I've done it before.
[ she shrugs, even if its unseen. Not perfect, not at all, but a start. ] Nor do I intend it to be just for us. I will be attending the gathering, with another Rifter. Ioverth, the elf. He will be attending as my companion and equal in front of all those wretches. The will be forced to talk to him on the same level.
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:35 pm (UTC)It's not like they even treat regular elves as their equals, let alone Rifter elves.
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:40 pm (UTC)Exactly. They will be forced to stare down me, a rifter of not their faith, their lands, and an elf by the code that holds them together. They can't not acknowledge the rules, or that means all of it is meaningless, so it must be upheld, but that means I, and Ioverth, are of honour. Means we both must be listened too and acknowledged by that reputation.
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-28 02:45 pm (UTC)[ Lakshmi you jumped into the fade on a half baked notion, Kitty is allowed a little scepticism. ]
What do you think will happen?
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Date: 2019-04-28 02:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-28 06:08 pm (UTC)But we aren't talking about laws, we are talking about reputation. Don't mistake the two things.
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