"I think Varric managed that all on his own," he said, "long before this conversation. Hard in Hightown as a title was enough for me."
He smiled faintly. "It wasn't quite that...dramatic. He wasn't sending me off to die, or at least he didn't think he was. Anyone who joins knows it's a possibility, but that's what the training and the nice shiny armor are for, to help prevent that."
He pursed his lips, the look more than a little troubled. "I can only promise you a lack of involvement as long as I have orders making that clear. If Meredith ever loosens the leash, that's going to change. He's trying to spark an uprising. If he succeeds he's going to hurt more people than he helps. If he's anyone's responsibility, I'd say he's his own, wouldn't you?" The trouble was he knew she wouldn't. She wasn't that way when it came to her friends. He had already seen ample example of that through the years.
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He smiled faintly. "It wasn't quite that...dramatic. He wasn't sending me off to die, or at least he didn't think he was. Anyone who joins knows it's a possibility, but that's what the training and the nice shiny armor are for, to help prevent that."
He pursed his lips, the look more than a little troubled. "I can only promise you a lack of involvement as long as I have orders making that clear. If Meredith ever loosens the leash, that's going to change. He's trying to spark an uprising. If he succeeds he's going to hurt more people than he helps. If he's anyone's responsibility, I'd say he's his own, wouldn't you?" The trouble was he knew she wouldn't. She wasn't that way when it came to her friends. He had already seen ample example of that through the years.