Letting the spirit blade fade out, Korrin slips the handle back to his place at her hip before clasping Bethany's hand firmly. The compliment brings out her smile easily, a stark contrast to the perma-scowls of the Qunari in Kirkwall. Not that it lasts at mention of the Fallow Mire, one of the places she's certain Thedas would be better off without.

"Well. It used to be a fishing community. Now it's more a haven for walking corpses than anything else. The Veil's shredded so badly there. I've traveled all over Thedas and it might just be the worst region yet." F minus, would not recommend. "You're preaching to the choir, you know. As for my teacher, Lady Vivienne is one of those Loyalist mages, who wants the Circle back just as it was. It makes no sense to me, but luckily she's also the pragmatic sort that realizes we need as much power at our fingertips as we can get at this time."