[Alistair's sense of humour is as unrelenting as the tides, if generally less useful. Even years of religious instruction and discipline hadn't gotten rid of it so a little kidnapping certainly isn't going to do so. If it were his teachers at the Chantry might have tried it years ago. So it's lucky Jon isn't annoyed by his chatter.
He notes the changes in Jon as he speaks of these Black Brothers. It's the same sense of pride he feels towards the Wardens and their purpose. A feeling that makes sense as the other man explains what his order do.]
A giant wall of ice? Really? [His eyes brighten with awe and boyish excitement at the idea.] That's incredible!
[The parallels between their orders are clear even to him and it's more than enough to dispel any hints of wariness he might have had and shift Jon from 'temporary companion' to 'potential new friend'. The other man has dedicated his life to protecting people from a danger that, presumably like the darkspawn, few others dare face. It can't have been any easy choice to make and he has to respect that.]
How did you come to join?
[Jon doesn't seem much older than him and being a Black Brother couldn't be any safer than being a Warden. Even with the threat of these White Walkers it seems there must have been some other reason for the man to choose to give his life to such a cause. There had been a Blight in Ferelden and yet there still hadn't been many people lining up to become Wardens.]
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He notes the changes in Jon as he speaks of these Black Brothers. It's the same sense of pride he feels towards the Wardens and their purpose. A feeling that makes sense as the other man explains what his order do.]
A giant wall of ice? Really? [His eyes brighten with awe and boyish excitement at the idea.] That's incredible!
[The parallels between their orders are clear even to him and it's more than enough to dispel any hints of wariness he might have had and shift Jon from 'temporary companion' to 'potential new friend'. The other man has dedicated his life to protecting people from a danger that, presumably like the darkspawn, few others dare face. It can't have been any easy choice to make and he has to respect that.]
How did you come to join?
[Jon doesn't seem much older than him and being a Black Brother couldn't be any safer than being a Warden. Even with the threat of these White Walkers it seems there must have been some other reason for the man to choose to give his life to such a cause. There had been a Blight in Ferelden and yet there still hadn't been many people lining up to become Wardens.]