"Toppling" the Church

Standing in the middle of the room, Benjamin looked at everyone and smiled, trying to make the atmosphere lighter. At his side, the mages were gathered in a circle. The familiar faces regarded him, quietly watching.

"In the following days, does anyone have anything planned?"

The mages looked at each other, not knowing why Benjamin said this.

"Teacher Benjamin, are you saying this because you’re planning on leaving?"

Hearing this, Benjamin immediately shook his head and said, "Of course I’m not leaving. It’s only now that we are here in Ferelden, it is somewhere a mage can live a better life. In the beginning, in the town of Crewe, everyone gathered together for the sake of survival. Once we went into Icor, there were all sorts of reasons, and we were running for our lives. During those days, no one complained, but we all knew it was not what we wanted. And from today onwards, we don’t have to live in hiding anymore, we can have a different life."