[Of course, not all hope is lost. If it were, none of them would be here. Hopelessness scatters people to the winds, makes them cut the bonds that tie them together. The feeling around Skyhold may be mournful, desperate, but it is not fully despairing. A scrap of faith still remains.]

The Inquisition is still an idea. People still want it to mean something. Something like what She wanted. I think that matters. At least, it would be good if it did.

It's — hard thinking about the future. Everything starts getting slippery.