"You gave Meredith exactly the excuse she was waiting for," Aveline points out, but she's not exactly looking at Anders either. She was there, after all. She chose her side and it was the same side as Anders, to her very great surprise.

Meredith was insane. She would have found an excuse one way or another.

"All you did is prove that mages are dangerous and apostates can't be trusted. How many innocent people's deaths are you responsible for now? How does that help anyone?"