I believed that we were best with Marius. That I knew him, at least, that we had once believed in the same things and I might influence him well. That Veda had her best chance beneath his protection. I had trusted him, once, and to his credit I have never doubted his love for his children.
( it wasn't a great decision, but there hadn't been great options. )
But it was. Awful. And- Marius's extremes aside, common. Terribly, terribly common. I wished to make it less so.
Originally, I thought to change culture by changing minds. To lead by example, and use what influence I might gain—to throw our political support behind endeavours that might improve matters. I wished, ( there is a wryness in her voice, ) to support education reforms, and to counteract the influence of the church in day to day society.
After Marius's exile—he would conquer that which had cast him out. We dismantled the architecture of the church's power and writ into law protections for the practising of its faith, instead. Laws against witchcraft were struck down, and we had been arguing for some time about the precise ways in which we should memorialize those murdered by the state.
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Date: 2019-11-27 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-11-27 03:44 am (UTC)( it wasn't a great decision, but there hadn't been great options. )
But it was. Awful. And- Marius's extremes aside, common. Terribly, terribly common. I wished to make it less so.
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Date: 2019-12-11 11:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-12-12 09:16 am (UTC)After Marius's exile—he would conquer that which had cast him out. We dismantled the architecture of the church's power and writ into law protections for the practising of its faith, instead. Laws against witchcraft were struck down, and we had been arguing for some time about the precise ways in which we should memorialize those murdered by the state.
I did not see the end results of his work.