"And leaving our members to ask how many other figures like Anders are hiding among us undetected would foster that atmosphere?"
Maria looked up at Leliana at last, her grim expression reflecting exactly how distasteful current situation was. Rock and a hard place came to mind. The world would know Anders was here, there was no avoiding that leak with the number of merchants that came and went and the habit of soldiers to gossip.
Far worse, the whole thing was turning too close to what had happened to the Templars for her taste. Declaring to the world they were devoted and just, while rotting from within due to neglect. It couldn't happen again. Preventing any future surprises through better information was all they could do now.
"I'd rather risk knowing too much than not enough. If we do it right, there's no need for the majority of the Inquisition to know anything's changed at all. But we can't ask anyone to trust the Inquisition, let alone you personally, if the advisers can't prove capable of providing stability and order."
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Maria looked up at Leliana at last, her grim expression reflecting exactly how distasteful current situation was. Rock and a hard place came to mind. The world would know Anders was here, there was no avoiding that leak with the number of merchants that came and went and the habit of soldiers to gossip.
Far worse, the whole thing was turning too close to what had happened to the Templars for her taste. Declaring to the world they were devoted and just, while rotting from within due to neglect. It couldn't happen again. Preventing any future surprises through better information was all they could do now.
"I'd rather risk knowing too much than not enough. If we do it right, there's no need for the majority of the Inquisition to know anything's changed at all. But we can't ask anyone to trust the Inquisition, let alone you personally, if the advisers can't prove capable of providing stability and order."