"A school and home in one." Inessa answers promptly, with no hesitation. "Arriving at the Circle was the best thing that ever happened to me. Before then, I was a sickly alienage child with no real future. Because of the Circle, I had access to regular meals, clothes that fit, the best education in Thedas outside what nobles can afford. I know others have had very different experiences, but I won't deny my own. The Circle -or something like it- has its place in Thedas as an institution of learning, but is in dire need of reform."