Standing up, the mabari stretches and yawns before padding over, sniffing intently at the hand before licking it. His tail wags, always happy to make new friends. Inessa nods encouragingly at mention of questions. She'll make it clear if she can't answer some, but will do her best to provide. Those questions have Inessa raising her eyebrows before taking a moment, choosing her words carefully.

"In a basic sense, yes. It's important for mages to learn control, and that's best done among their own kind. The Circle's education is what allowed me to achieve this; my mentors were dedicated and thorough. Provided an apprentice heeds warnings and other advice, they stand a chance of becoming a competent mage.

However, that isn't to say that the Circle wasn't in need of great reform on many fronts. Unless one was noble and thus had influence to circumvent the rules, contact with families was forbidden. Nor were they free to create their own families; children born in the Circle were given to the Chantry to raise. It is only recently that there has even been a chance to alter this status quo."