"You don't need armor and swords to have a battle, lethallan. Look at The Game. It is a war waged behind painted masks, but it has just as much impact on the civil war being waged as the soldiers." She waved her hand around, frowning. "

You may not be trying to manipulate this to suit your wishes, but you can't say that for others. This is an opportunity to completely overhaul the way mages are treated. People are going to take advantage of that. We have already seen that there are plenty of people in the council who are willing to smile politely and let the others carry on with their plans." She's not going to say Ellana's name, but. It wasn't hard to guess.