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[watchonthewall]

In my world there are men known as Maesters. Men of knowledge, who earned it through study. Very few condoned the use of magic

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[watchonthewall]

So it would seem.

[Jon offers little resistance to the words. Proof enough that he's inclined to agree, when he can be quite stubborn when he wants to be.]

Lord father...

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[watchonthewall]

There's something...

[He trails off, but not for good.]

There's something I must show you.

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[moarnomsplz]

There is no such thing, ing, as magic in my world. I have accepted, sep-teh-duh, that there is in others.

There isn't any shame in adjusting-ing your view of the world to ree, reflect new knowledge.

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[watchonthewall]

You will never go back to believing as you did. [Jon isn't saying if that's a good or a bad thing. He's just trying to deal with the facts at the moment.]

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[moarnomsplz]

But if your belief, bee-leaf, was based on incorrect assumptions, it is only right to ree, revise it.

[yetsleeping]

I don't think I've ever heard the term "maester" before. what do they do?

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[watchonthewall]

They're wise men. Healers and teachers. Servants of the Seven Kingdoms.

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[yetsleeping]

Oh! Well, that's interesting. I don't think my home had anything like that.

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[watchonthewall]

Who served as your healers?

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[supercilious]

I don't know if I'd call it tradition. Those without magic don't tend to understand it, and than can lead to wariness, or even fear.

[ And fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the dark side of the force. ]

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[watchonthewall]

Why didn't those who did have it teach them?

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[supercilious]

I don't really think magic is something that can be taught. Trained, yes. But it is not a weapon. A man can wield a sword well or badly, but there are few men who cannot lift a blade at all. And if you think about that, a world where strangers have swords and you must have none... well, what would you do?

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[watchonthewall]

I would ask them what they use their swords for and decide from there.

[mothertodragons]

Magic is inherent to our nature, Jon Snow. [At least to some of us. She tips her head a bit.] Sadly, so is the want to distrust those things we do not understand.

But in the end, tradition must always bow before better things.

[watchonthewall]

Perhaps to some. But I'm willing to understand.

[Once he stops being a stubborn ass, of course.]