"If we're in the same room together. And with a bit of lyrium. Yes."
He smiled at Bull, a smile calculated to look harmless, comforting. He was, in a way, admitting to a greater capability, one that most certainly could have been used unethically. Provided Dorian had a few less scruples.
He was, fortunately, possessed of more scruples than was always convenient.
"You've never talked about this with a mage, have you? No. You wouldn't have. On account of the mouths sewn shut bit."
There was Dalish, of course, but it was hard to discuss being a mage with someone who insisted that you were imagining things.
"Have you ever had a lucid dream? The sort where you realize you're dreaming, and if you try hard enough, you can even control it a bit? For me, it's like that every night. Add some lyrium to the mix, and, well. The more lyrium, the more control, the more other dreams you can Fadewalk to."
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Date: 2017-05-21 04:55 am (UTC)He smiled at Bull, a smile calculated to look harmless, comforting. He was, in a way, admitting to a greater capability, one that most certainly could have been used unethically. Provided Dorian had a few less scruples.
He was, fortunately, possessed of more scruples than was always convenient.
"You've never talked about this with a mage, have you? No. You wouldn't have. On account of the mouths sewn shut bit."
There was Dalish, of course, but it was hard to discuss being a mage with someone who insisted that you were imagining things.
"Have you ever had a lucid dream? The sort where you realize you're dreaming, and if you try hard enough, you can even control it a bit? For me, it's like that every night. Add some lyrium to the mix, and, well. The more lyrium, the more control, the more other dreams you can Fadewalk to."