"No. Accusations were made, an investigation- in the middle of all this rumors of a possessed Tranquil came to light but most of us did not know what to make of it. Calls for a meeting of the College of Magi were made- Lord Seeker Lambert insisted only First Enchanters attend. This is where the vote to disband the circles was passed, I found later. The rest of us were kept to our rooms during the meeting. All was well- we listened, we did not complain, we followed the rules as set out for us even in making use of our right to convene and vote." Adelaide takes a moment to sip her tea, steady herself somewhat. It becomes easier when she does not look Korrin in the eye, saying all this.

"Then sounds of fighting. Chaos. Violence. I took what students I could- in the Circles we are told from a very early age that we must trust the templars should we have fears about ourselves or our fellows. If something seems strange. How much weight is put to this varies from person to person but- I did not know what was happening. Many of us did not. With the handfull of Students I had been minding I went to a Templar I knew well. One that I had known since my harrowing, almost twenty years. I tried to ask what was happening- if there was an attack, an abomination, something. He-" Her voice goes thick, she swallows. "He took me by the throat before I could form the words and pinned me to the wall."