"Yes, he was." Inessa's voice, quiet, is filled with an unusual amount of venom. She can spare no pity for the man who nearly destroyed the Grey Wardens in service to his master. And if a spirit of Compassion is calling him an asshole? Then she's not going to trouble herself about that fact.

"They were scared, yes, but it's going to take time for them to earn forgiveness. Blood magic never leads anywhere virtuous. I just wish they had remembered that in time."