"It's not the nicest thing in the world, but you got to understand. The elves that live out in the wilds? They don't have numbers to keep them safe. If one of their own turns, either the clan has to put them down or they get wiped out."
They're survivors. Just like everyone has to be. If it comes down to the one or the many, it's not a difficult decision to make.
"Some find other clans that don't have a mage of their own. Others get picked up by templars and end up in Circles. Some...well." Hermione looks crestfallen enough. He doesn't have to outline the grizzly details, not really.
And he's definitely not bringing up what the Qunari do with their mages.
"But it's not like that for all mages. Have Dorian tell you about the mages back where he's from, in Tevinter. They pretty much run things, top to bottom. Course, the rest of the world kind of hates their guts, especially the elves, but..." His hands gesture in a 'win some, lose some' gesture."
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They're survivors. Just like everyone has to be. If it comes down to the one or the many, it's not a difficult decision to make.
"Some find other clans that don't have a mage of their own. Others get picked up by templars and end up in Circles. Some...well." Hermione looks crestfallen enough. He doesn't have to outline the grizzly details, not really.
And he's definitely not bringing up what the Qunari do with their mages.
"But it's not like that for all mages. Have Dorian tell you about the mages back where he's from, in Tevinter. They pretty much run things, top to bottom. Course, the rest of the world kind of hates their guts, especially the elves, but..." His hands gesture in a 'win some, lose some' gesture."