"Some of the items on the proposal were leaning that way. Voluntarily go to one, and you can leave when you want. Look, fact of the matter is, what Enchanter Derrica had in Rivain, it won't work here without a lot of reform and a generation or two to shift society's ideas on mages. Those stories told, child drownings, stuff like that? It's not fake. It's not scaremongering; people do that. There have to be places to send children coming into their magical powers where they can be taught safely, and in the south, it's not going to be a community effort. Period. End of story. There needs to be a transition period, and I'm afraid our people won't accept that and will try and change things with violence."

He was honest in what he'd told Derrica. He'd like to see a world where mages are freely integrated with society, accepted members, loved and helpful and free. That's the ideal. But most of the Marches won't go for it. Ferelden definitely won't. Orlais might be split on it but ultimately won't. Antiva won't. Nevarra could be persuaded to some extent. He thinks of the man Marcus and how his steady but fiery words indicated that if it wasn't full freedom, then it would be war.

"For the record, I don't think Rifters belong in any circles. Your magic is different, and a lot of you don't even have what could rightfully be called magic, save for having a bit of the Fade in you. The Chantry won't see it that way, I know. But it's wrong to put people who aren't our mages in, like you can be taught how to not set yourself on fire when that's not a thing you're generally capable of anyway. You're too special for that."