[ Maybe if you didn't have a system that inherently allowed for abuse of power you wouldn't need to have to make things so complicated to keep that power from being abused!!! ]
I don't know much about malifacarum. I'm not a mage. I never saw blood magic until I had to fight the Antivan Crows. And that wasn't mind magic. But I...don't think it was. But do I think he needs to be executed? Do I think he's rogue?
[ She frowned, and straightened up, eyes locking on Aleron. Her voice is louder, clearer, making sure that there's no room for anyone in the room to misunderstand her. She's nervous, but she's been wanting to say her opinion for a long time now, and she's finally got the chance to say what she thinks in front of people who can actually make decisions. ]
No. Absolutely not. Cade isn't rogue, he's not even malevolent. He's a danger, but he doesn't deserve to die. Commander Cullen's judgement was insulting to both myself and Cade, and if you chose to follow that, it will only be a matter of time before Cade murders someone else who isn't as fortunate as I am. It will also be a message to anyone that attacks a Dalish about what the Templars think an appropriate punishment for that is.
But Cade wasn't attacking me because I'm Dalish. He attacked me because he isn't well. I saw his face when he attacked me. He wasn't...right. I don't know how Templars work, but for the Dalish, when one of our own is sick, we don't kill them. We help them get better. And that is what I would recommend.
Don't kill Cade. He deserves to be punished for what he did, and you need to punish him for it. You need to, or you will be setting a dangerous precedent. But you also need to help him get better, because if you start killing every person who isn't well, you won't be able rest until you have a pile of bodies under you. Worse, you'll be telling every Templar who needs help that the Seekers aren't there to help, they are there to murder them, and they will not go to you until it is too late.
[ Her voice is grim, but sure, and dead serious, her eyes not leaving Aleron's as she speaks. ]
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I don't know much about malifacarum. I'm not a mage. I never saw blood magic until I had to fight the Antivan Crows. And that wasn't mind magic. But I...don't think it was. But do I think he needs to be executed? Do I think he's rogue?
[ She frowned, and straightened up, eyes locking on Aleron. Her voice is louder, clearer, making sure that there's no room for anyone in the room to misunderstand her. She's nervous, but she's been wanting to say her opinion for a long time now, and she's finally got the chance to say what she thinks in front of people who can actually make decisions. ]
No. Absolutely not. Cade isn't rogue, he's not even malevolent. He's a danger, but he doesn't deserve to die. Commander Cullen's judgement was insulting to both myself and Cade, and if you chose to follow that, it will only be a matter of time before Cade murders someone else who isn't as fortunate as I am. It will also be a message to anyone that attacks a Dalish about what the Templars think an appropriate punishment for that is.
But Cade wasn't attacking me because I'm Dalish. He attacked me because he isn't well. I saw his face when he attacked me. He wasn't...right. I don't know how Templars work, but for the Dalish, when one of our own is sick, we don't kill them. We help them get better. And that is what I would recommend.
Don't kill Cade. He deserves to be punished for what he did, and you need to punish him for it. You need to, or you will be setting a dangerous precedent. But you also need to help him get better, because if you start killing every person who isn't well, you won't be able rest until you have a pile of bodies under you. Worse, you'll be telling every Templar who needs help that the Seekers aren't there to help, they are there to murder them, and they will not go to you until it is too late.
[ Her voice is grim, but sure, and dead serious, her eyes not leaving Aleron's as she speaks. ]
That is what I think, Seeker.