She waved a dismissal to the scout, who departed. “That makes no sense.” she said, as much to herself as to Ravenor and Vivienne. “We weren’t able to find her personally, but none of the mages or townspeople we spoke to had any idea that the Inquisition had been invited to Redcliffe.” the scout explained.Ĭassandra shook her head. “The area is secure and the way to Redcliffe is clear, but you should know, no one was expecting us.” he said.Ĭassandra’s frown returned at the news. “Seeker.” he said with a nod of respect, and then turned back to Ravenor. “Lord Herald.” he briefly turned to Cassandra.
It was an issue for another time, and their discussion was interrupted by the approach of an Inquisition scout. Was the revelation about my powers really so disturbing to him? Ravenor thought. Ravenor was still unsure what to make of the xeno, but had no wish to make an enemy of him. Ravenor had briefly sought the elf out when they had returned from Val Royeaux, but Solas had quickly excused himself by saying he had work to do, before they could really speak. “But I won’t pretend to be an expert on the rifts or the Fade.” Maybe Solas would have had some idea, but he had remained at the camp treating the wounded. “How though? We’ve seen more than a dozen rifts at this point, not to mention the Breach itself, and none of them have had any such effect.” she said. Another disturbing similarity to add to the list with the Fade.Ĭassandra frowned, glancing at the spot in the air where said rift had previously floated. He had never encountered it himself, but he had read dozens of Inquisitorial reports back in the Imperium of powerful Warp anomalies being able to affect time around and in them. It came from the rift.” Ravenor pointed out. “What we saw didn’t come from a mage though. She had left her silver mask behind, apparently it was of little importance once they had left Orlais. “Mages have tried for centuries to alter the flow of time using magic, and have failed every single time.” Vivienne said, her brow creased in thought. Ravenor and Cassandra were with their new companion, while Varric and Blackwall assisted the soldiers. The militiamen operating the gate had been convinced that the demon threat was over, and raised the iron portcullis to allow entry. The Inquisition force had taken up positions around the gate to Redcliffe, tending to their wounded and setting up a perimeter. “What we saw should not have been possible.” Vivienne insisted for the second time in as many minutes. Some of this is supported in text, for example, Indeed there are a few reasons he might not do this, and it might empathise fears of blood magic but he disperses the mob and then goes to talk to Barris. I don't say what he 'should' do, but what he 'could', for example, using the riot and his capital as the saviour to get a proclamation that the chantry supports him and the inquisition. Otherwise it seems like he's happy for events to unfold in their own way, which would seem antithetical to his occupation as someone who inquires. There isn't much internal monologue to tell us what he's planning or what he thinks of things, so I'd suggest including more of this. Similarly, the issue with the chief mage and the Mother Superiors seems to be that Ravenor has no particular interest in going forward proactively and influencing them.
Consider the counterfactual of someone going around saying 'there were no templar witnesses (because we killed Bariss) so how do we know the blood mage inquisitor (all obviously traitors) weren't just manipulating everyone's minds? ' His story is a weapon that can be controlled for the Inquisition's benefit. This may just be me moaning about it and seeing it everywhere given it was brought up earlier, but one thing a seasoned inquisitor well versed in treachery might have realised is that Barris is one of their star witnesses. Click to shrink.Again, its the passivity thing.