Bull had to think about that, and he took his time in answering because he owed Krem at least that. What would he have thought if he'd met Krem and he'd been a tailor's son? Would it have been as easy for him to accept Krem's gender? The idea of the aqun-athlok existed either way, but...
"It might have taken me longer to get used to the idea. But you aren't Qunari. You are who you say you are."
He had no real way of knowing, but he wanted to believe he would have been able to accept Krem as a man; maybe it would have taken longer if his gender role (in Bull's eyes) had been more ambiguous, but he hoped it would have happened eventually.
"People of any gender can be a craftsperson... The division isn't as hard there." Not like it was between, say, tamassrans and soldiers. Tamassrans were always female; soldiers were always male. No matter what business they had going on physically.
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Date: 2016-12-19 03:43 am (UTC)"It might have taken me longer to get used to the idea. But you aren't Qunari. You are who you say you are."
He had no real way of knowing, but he wanted to believe he would have been able to accept Krem as a man; maybe it would have taken longer if his gender role (in Bull's eyes) had been more ambiguous, but he hoped it would have happened eventually.
"People of any gender can be a craftsperson... The division isn't as hard there." Not like it was between, say, tamassrans and soldiers. Tamassrans were always female; soldiers were always male. No matter what business they had going on physically.