I did not mean to offend you. [He offered him a reserved smile.

Ragnar hadn't meant to sound judgemental. He was genuinely curious as to how these things worked in other places. There just so happened to be a lot of loopholes that encouraged the abuse of power and conspiring in the way that Dorian had explained it. Apparently, Ragnar hadn't misunderstood.]

In everything I have seen where I am from, power is either passed to family or it is taken by killing the previous ruler. It is no more efficient. Or faultless. [Which was largely why he was so interested in hearing how other societies were set up.]

I have not heard of your religion before. The Chantry? Where you are from priests also have a hand in ruling?