"That was a last resort. I wouldn't have done it if I'd seen any other option. I don't...do that sort of thing on a whim. Peaceful solutions weren't working, no matter how much I wished they could...I gave them every chance. If mages keep their heads down forever, the atrocities of the Templars will continue, slavery in the name of the Maker." Haha he could keep going for hours...but at this point, Aveline's glare is something solid, enough to stop him dead, licking his lips nervously.

"...it...works the way it always has. We share our thoughts, our goals. All it means is now we've both lost our connection to the Fade. And yet we're not Tranquil." He says this part quieter, more to himself. "Was that always an option the Templars chose not to take? Or is it just this place?"