"Fear, deliberate spreading of fear, and opportunities given to those who enjoy hurting others." The issues are easy to pin down. Mages wouldn't choose Tranquility over Harrowing if they were full informed and fully trained, people wouldn't attack mages if not for fear, and if the Templar ranks weren't swollen with people looking to bully and abuse, so many mages wouldn't be dead or damaged.
He rests his elbows on the ledge. "Standards for mentors, set by mages, different standards based on what they specialize in. It's another possible option." He's speaking in part to himself. Nothing of the sort is going to be approved by Vivienne; there's no point in suggesting it to the council as something to pursue while she's there. But the model is worth thinking about, and there's even mages picking mentors in Skyhold.
"Would you, do you take students like that? The ones who thrive off challenge and survival. Or is there a Tal-Vashoth code against teaching that sort of thing to those who aren't Tal-Vashoth?" The Dalish are careful about who and what they teach, and Anders doesn't know nearly enough about the Tal-Vashoth to make a guess about how they operate.
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He rests his elbows on the ledge. "Standards for mentors, set by mages, different standards based on what they specialize in. It's another possible option." He's speaking in part to himself. Nothing of the sort is going to be approved by Vivienne; there's no point in suggesting it to the council as something to pursue while she's there. But the model is worth thinking about, and there's even mages picking mentors in Skyhold.
"Would you, do you take students like that? The ones who thrive off challenge and survival. Or is there a Tal-Vashoth code against teaching that sort of thing to those who aren't Tal-Vashoth?" The Dalish are careful about who and what they teach, and Anders doesn't know nearly enough about the Tal-Vashoth to make a guess about how they operate.