Hermione isn't about to insult the brother of a woman she's only just met, especially when she doesn't know him herself. But if he'd been a Templar, there must have been a time before he'd realized the full extent of what was happening, when he'd thought of it as simply "carrying out orders". That bothers her more than she'd like to admit, and while she certainly doesn't fault Mia for anything and logically knows that Cullen isn't to blame, she can't promise not to look at him - and all other Templars - in a particular light if she ever meets him.

"Can't your political leaders and a few representatives of each race participate in a sort of conference to agree on the best way to handle things? After all, mages should have a say in what happens to them, and if they're represented by well-spoken people of their own, it would guarantee less of a bias in whatever the outcome might be. Circles don't sound like they were meant to be terrible, but corruption on both sides have made at least a complete overhaul necessary."