[ The surprise in her tone is palpable. The idea of elected representation is easy enough to digest - it's how the Chantry is run, if not any government she's familiar with. But the Grand Clerics elect the Divine to head the Chantry, as is only reasonable. She can't imagine it being left up to the entire population. How would they ever decide? ]
That sounds...messy.
[ But interest flickers in her gaze when he mentions New Amsterdam. It's not that she doesn't want to learn more about where he's from, but this is at least somewhere she's familiar with. ]
I have not been here long enough to see much of it. But that is not surprising to hear.
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[ The surprise in her tone is palpable. The idea of elected representation is easy enough to digest - it's how the Chantry is run, if not any government she's familiar with. But the Grand Clerics elect the Divine to head the Chantry, as is only reasonable. She can't imagine it being left up to the entire population. How would they ever decide? ]
That sounds...messy.
[ But interest flickers in her gaze when he mentions New Amsterdam. It's not that she doesn't want to learn more about where he's from, but this is at least somewhere she's familiar with. ]
I have not been here long enough to see much of it. But that is not surprising to hear.