Kain nods firmly and eagerly to that. “Very heavily regulated, I would think. I wouldn’t trust anything that alters the mind… but I suppose all of this has been in use for a very long time without ill effect?” It sounded like it had been a while, since those problems they’d caused long ago.

“Thedas needs us, as well, but yes, that’s true… we do need each other, for as long as we’re here. The war I was just in taught me about such matters as well. I had a hard time accepting it… I still do. But I know we ought to rely on one another as much as we can. It’s easier to think of it in that way, though, as an exchange of sorts…” If he can be useful in return for any support he needs, he’ll make sure it happens. Then he won’t feel as guilty about it.