Kian looks even more guilty now, especially with what Velanna's saying, and he grimaces. He opens his mouth to speak, but Ashton beats him to it.
"Anders 'explained' a great many things, including how we shouldn't be fighting with everything we have, even though he did. How could we believe that he was really who he claimed to be? We had to know for sure."
"We had to understand," Kian adds. "What he did worked. Why shouldn't we follow suit?"
"And no one has ever helped mages except mages. Why would the Grey Wardens, supposedly doing something up north, want to help us?" Ashton shakes her head. "We know better. If you're offering a different compromise, say it. But we can have you overcome and depart long before the Inquisition can show up and attack."
"I don't think any of us want to do that." He's frowning at Ashton. "Or the some of us don't. Enough of us don't. But what do we do? Return him and let his message continue to weaken, while he focuses on other things too? Watch our cause weaken?"
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"Anders 'explained' a great many things, including how we shouldn't be fighting with everything we have, even though he did. How could we believe that he was really who he claimed to be? We had to know for sure."
"We had to understand," Kian adds. "What he did worked. Why shouldn't we follow suit?"
"And no one has ever helped mages except mages. Why would the Grey Wardens, supposedly doing something up north, want to help us?" Ashton shakes her head. "We know better. If you're offering a different compromise, say it. But we can have you overcome and depart long before the Inquisition can show up and attack."
"I don't think any of us want to do that." He's frowning at Ashton. "Or the some of us don't. Enough of us don't. But what do we do? Return him and let his message continue to weaken, while he focuses on other things too? Watch our cause weaken?"