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Colombe—

[ It’s a respectable evening hour, not too long after most people have had dinner, when messaging people out of the blue is least likely to be inconvenient. ]

—would you like to learn to play?

[ If she's startled by the offer she's doing her best not to sound it. ]

I would. What instrument?

I am most familiar with the lute and the cello, and the lute is easier to begin with—but if you would like to learn something else, we can muddle through together.

If the lute is easiest then it seems appropriate to start there. You do not give a greatsword to a beginner.

Those are the big ones, no?

Yes, they are. Some are larger than others, depending on the person using it.

I see. That makes sense. Is that what you fight with? A greatsword?

Yes, though I am trained in most other weapons.

Did it take a long time? Or is it that if you know one, the rest are simple?

It took some years. I began learning when I was fourteen and would not consider myself proficient until my twenties.

So young!

[ He was fourteen, too, but that's neither here nor there. ]

What led you to fighting?

The soldiers in my village offered and I did not say no. [ She wanted to defend herself, she wanted to - protect - ] It was a good use of my time.

And it became a profession? Or only a hobby?

Both. I am a Paladin by trade, but I enjoy all my weapons and practice often.

Ideal, I think, to be able to eat by doing what you love. But what is a Paladin?

Someone who has been given powers and gifts from a God they have chosen to worship.

Your gods give you things? Do not tell the Chantry.

[ Now she sounds a touch scornful - ]

I would not give them the pleasure.

I do not think pleasure is the word I would choose.

I think you understand my meaning, ser.

I do.

Do you choose the gifts they give you? Or must you accept what you are given?

It depends on the Oath that you make. I choose my spells, but my Oath grants me a gift Sarenrae chooses for me.

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