It was one thing when they were isolated in towers. Holding Harrowings here would endanger everyone in Skyhold, the whole Inquisition. Though I'm sure those councilors in favor would come up with an alternative place for Harrowings.
I know. Yet some mages are convinced they're not safe without it. Chantry dogma. They've tortured those poor people for so long they don't know any other way and are scared to try.
From what I can tell, this is how the rebellion went:
First, a lot of mages decided they wanted to be free of tyranny.
Then, they were.
Then, they realized that being free of tyranny means sleeping on the ground and finding your own food and water and getting everything for yourself.
So most of the mages who'd complained about tyranny started saying, "Oh, Andraste's left foot's big toe, I wish those other mages hadn't made us rebel!"
Sleeping on the ground and finding their own food? Well, you can't expect
them to live like Dalish savages can't you? [His sarcasm gets even
worse when he's disturbed.]
I like how we live. I love our people and I love that we don't need much. Now I'm in this world and I've been so distracted trying to work all the time that I've barely seen what's going on around me. And I can't ignore it or pretend it doesn't affect us. We're part of this world now, and I've been living like nothing has really changed.
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[He shook his head.] That's still unacceptable.
[He knows he doesn't really have a say in any of this, but he is still opposed to the idea.]
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Didn't the rebellion put an end to that?
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From what I can tell, this is how the rebellion went:
First, a lot of mages decided they wanted to be free of tyranny.
Then, they were.
Then, they realized that being free of tyranny means sleeping on the ground and finding your own food and water and getting everything for yourself.
So most of the mages who'd complained about tyranny started saying, "Oh, Andraste's left foot's big toe, I wish those other mages hadn't made us rebel!"
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Sleeping on the ground and finding their own food? Well, you can't expect them to live like Dalish savages can't you? [His sarcasm gets even worse when he's disturbed.]
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[He grows serious again,] Can I help at all?
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You're doing it. Thank you for listening to me.
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Any time.