"But would the Red Templars be trying to infect darkspawn? I would think they would be too unpredictable and hard to control. They have their own agenda, yes? To spread the Blight." Gesturing to the report, she adds, "There was no mention of red lyrium being sown in the ground or rocks. It was only present on the bones. And I have seen such before -- long ago. When we were stationed in the Fallow Mire, a group of us performed an autopsy on a body we pulled up from the water. It also had red lyrium growing on its bones, though there was none growing nearby from the ground. Not like in Emprise du Lion." Her lips press together in a firm line for a moment. "Is it possibly those bones were of emissaries consuming lyrium to perform magic?"

And if so, how did it go from blue to red? This seems like it could be an isolated incident, but what if it's a sign of things to come? Maker willing, the taint they already carry won't allow for it. But that isn't so. The red lyrium was there on those tainted bones, growing.

"It is possible," she begins slowly, trying to find the best way to say this, "That whatever red lyrium is has a resistance to the Blight. If so, it would serve your Order well to help us discover what that is. But... I cannot see how something as dangerous as red lyrium can be helpful in beating back the Blight. Red lyrium corrupts peoples' bodies and minds. It destroys them. It-- It is like the Blight in that way."