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 Before the mage could finish her question to Varis, Salem quickly threw in a statement that Varis would be unable to answer due to his need for quick thinking and reaction to his mother. [Color=82ca9d]"Its a good thing that the Nobles arent my target audience then."[/color] A slightly smug smile formed at the corner of his lips and quickly faded. Salem watched as the Queen tried out the food before it was given to her guests. Sure it helped with quality control, but she ran the risk of being poisoned by any if her chefs. Then again, who would be so bold? Salems eyes shifted slightly to the Sinnendels and then back to the Queen. That house may be full of power houses, but even they wouldnt be so bold as to assassinate the queen...right? The apertifs cane out in a timely manner, each gingerly placed before the guests while the Queen placed a heavy topic onto the table, the mage breeding rights Amendment.

 Salem sat there and listened closely as Aaron spoke. While he understood the current laws on mage breeding he was unaware of the actual details on the revisions that they were discussing in the council. Salems stomach began to feel as though someone was trying a knot and twisting it tighter and tighter. Hearing Aaron talk so nonchalantly about his position on the matter was very unsettling, Either he was very good at lying to please who was necessary, or he truly believed the abysmal things he was saying. Salem was thankful that Aaron laid out all the new information, but was even more thankful when he stopped talking...that is, until he realized he was next.

 [Color=82ca9d]"Thank you Mr. Starag, and thank you your Majesty for taking an interest in my opinion as well. To make things easier I shall talk the points in the same order as Mr. Starag did so as to keep things orderly. On the first point of mental stability, while Mr. Starag seems to believe this is a non issue and redundant, I will only agree to the fact that it seems redundant. I feel that the mental stability, or lack there of, of a mage should fall under the same clause as 'the current partner being a health risk to the other' Though not directly a health risk to their partner, the labors of pregnancy may prove too much for an unstable mind and cause physical injuries to both the mage and their partner. I dont however view this as a non issue because there are those who would use this vagueness to force upon a child to an unstable person on a technicality, one that should be addressed as has been done in this new Amendment.

 "Now for the next issue, refusal to breed if the mage has a living spouse. While Mr. Starag has spent his time being bred and raised within these walls, I fear he knows little about the outside world and how it may function. That ofcourse includes marriages and life partners. If neither partner feel comfortable with bearing the child for another, than it should be fully in their right to deny breeding. I  feel there should be respect shown towards the couple and have their joint voices heard when it comes to such matters, after all while he views this as. 'Strictly business' and having 'little emotional impact' I fear he is far out of his depths in what he believes happens during pregnancy. There is a great deal of emotion and even if it seems to be business as usual, it doesnt stop one from feeling emotions.

 Now, while I agree that I dont know [i]many[/i] who would refuse the treatments and drugs necessary for the pregnancy after agreeing to the fact, there are those who dont want, or believe, in such [i]tools[/i]. Not every person reacts to them the same way, not does everyone condone the use of them. I feel that because of this, the option to refuse such treatments should be there. Whether it is used or not is up to the mage, but the option should be available for them if necessary."[/color]