It's deeds.

[After a moment, he realizes that probably doesn't make a lot of sense. All of the healing he's been doing is taking its toll on him.]

If you become the first Knight-Commander to achieve equality with mages, to treat all mages as people, everyone will look more into what you believe. Some will do it out of scorn, but others will look for hope for the future.

Preaching won't get anyone anywhere. Actions will draw people to something or push them away from it.

I wish... I wish words worked. But they simply do not.