"Except Templars don't protect mages. They're the source of most of the harm, and we should neither want nor need them. We can protect our own. Look after our own. And I'm not against structure and limitations, I'm against more."

He sighs, crossing his arms. "We cannot be expected to be beyond reproach. That is no life. The pressure... No. We cannot live like that. We are people. Those who lead us may well need to live like that, but they're choosing authority and so it's fair to put that on our shoulders. The rest of the mages must be treated like any other human, elf, Dalish, or qunari."