And the most annoying. I can't tell you how many times I've been called "unharrowed" as if it means anything. I'm at least as tested as any Circle mage.
Unharrowed means only that you've never been hauled out of your bed in the middle of the night and terrified as you faced a challenge meant to kill you. It's worthless. It's no true test of anything other than frantic reaction.
When I was on the Mage Council, I suggested and passed Fade Training. It's a bit like a Harrowing, but the apprentice is fully informed and educated, and can even have someone go with them. Less a test and more...training. It was the only way to get the other Councilors to let go of the Harrowing question.
That's the way to approach it. Teach them the dangers, rather than fling them head-on, after startling them, after disorienting them. Harrowing is designed to kill as many mages as possible. Fade Training instructs and prepares.
That was exactly the idea! [Finally, someone who gets it instead of poking holes in it.] Because that's supposed to be the point, isn't it? Fewer incidents? Educating and strengthening is supposed to be better than barbarically weeding out the weak-willed. I hope the Council sticks to it.
That is exactly the point. We've no reason to harm our children the way Templars did. Just because we had it harder, and apologies, I mean within the Circles, not to say anything about your experience, but just because that was harder than it is now does not mean we need to make them suffer.
We will teach and we will learn, and we will look after our own.
To be honest, I don't much relate to Circle mages. I've been a free mage my entire life. I feel like Circle mages ought to listen a bit more to those who've done it a different way, instead of pretending nobody has better answers.
You aren't. From what I know, you're not exactly a Circle mage. According to Varric's book, you tried to make that clear quite a lot of times, though they wouldn't listen.
But once they have you, they've had you, and you're Circle mage and apostate both in their eyes. Theirs, meant to be recaptured. It's a shame you left the Council, though. They could use someone with a balanced mind.
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It must end.
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We will teach and we will learn, and we will look after our own.
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[A sigh.]
But once they have you, they've had you, and you're Circle mage and apostate both in their eyes. Theirs, meant to be recaptured. It's a shame you left the Council, though. They could use someone with a balanced mind.
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