"And yet, if not for their seclusion, things may have been far worse."
Mia pauses the game for a moment, both hands resting in her lap as she regards the young witch across from her. "I know perfectly well that mages are like anyone else. There are those with good intentions who wish to live honestly, and those who would abuse power if given the chance."
Her head shakes.
"Kinloch Hold was the Circle of Magi in Ferelden. During the chaos of the Blight just outside its walls, blood mages took the tower. Demons and abominations roamed the halls, torturing and killing any who crossed their path. If they'd been allowed to escape, the damage they could have wrought would have been unimaginable. But the templars there held them within those walls until the threat could be dealt with...at the cost of a great many lives."
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Mia pauses the game for a moment, both hands resting in her lap as she regards the young witch across from her. "I know perfectly well that mages are like anyone else. There are those with good intentions who wish to live honestly, and those who would abuse power if given the chance."
Her head shakes.
"Kinloch Hold was the Circle of Magi in Ferelden. During the chaos of the Blight just outside its walls, blood mages took the tower. Demons and abominations roamed the halls, torturing and killing any who crossed their path. If they'd been allowed to escape, the damage they could have wrought would have been unimaginable. But the templars there held them within those walls until the threat could be dealt with...at the cost of a great many lives."