"So Sorrel is First now." Again, a certain feeling twists itself in Ellana's chest. At first, she thinks it's disappointment, but it feels too strong and too raw. It's anger. She's angry at the Keeper for holding her back and making her feel like she wasn't good enough to be like the other mages Deheune was grooming to take her place. All this time, she could have learned too. She could be Second now.

But no. That life isn't for her now either. Joining the Inquisition has shown her that the world is open before her, and she can explore it. She can find a place where she feels she can belong for good, and that's not in the clan.

"I know what you mean," she says softly, pushing her hurt feelings aside. Everything has worked out, hasn't it? The Keeper's mistake has led to something better now. "I'm not going back either."