At Kirkwall, it would be used for even minor offenses. Even on mages who
passed their Harrowings.
[He takes a shaky breath.]
When I first went to Kirkwall, it was because I was worried about a friend.
Someone I knew from my youth. He had been transferred to Kirkwall shortly
after our Harowings, because 'they needed more experienced mages.'
[He says it like he doubts that was the real reason.]
He stopped writing to me. I got worried. I went there to find him, and
maybe escape with him. I thought... Oh, I don't know. I thought I might
feel better about what had happened with the Wardens if I had him at my
side.
It turned out they knew I was coming for him. They made him Tranquil so
that they could use him as bait. He never would have gone along with it
otherwise.
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At Kirkwall, it would be used for even minor offenses. Even on mages who passed their Harrowings.
[He takes a shaky breath.]
When I first went to Kirkwall, it was because I was worried about a friend. Someone I knew from my youth. He had been transferred to Kirkwall shortly after our Harowings, because 'they needed more experienced mages.' [He says it like he doubts that was the real reason.]
He stopped writing to me. I got worried. I went there to find him, and maybe escape with him. I thought... Oh, I don't know. I thought I might feel better about what had happened with the Wardens if I had him at my side.
It turned out they knew I was coming for him. They made him Tranquil so that they could use him as bait. He never would have gone along with it otherwise.