Worries of The Divine

Angelle waited patiently outside of the great hall. What did The Divine wish of her? And why her? Angelle had only met the Divine once and besides being in her presence nothing notable had happened. The door opened and a red haired woman in robes came out.

"Hawke. It is a pleasure to see you again. You are well I trust?" The woman smiled

"The pleasure is mine, Lelliana. I am quite well, thank you."

"Her perfection wishes to see you now."

They went into the great hall. It was a long room with a high ceiling, white columns along the sides and at the end, above the Divines chair, a big coloured window with Andraste.

"Your perfection." Hawke kneeled.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, my dear. "

"I'm surprised you remember me."

"A young and talented woman with such determination is not easily forgotten."

"You honour me. If I may, I'm quite curious as to why you summoned me here today."

" The eagerness of youth." The Divine smiled. "Tell me child, what do you know of Kirkwall?"

"It's a city in the Freemarches. It used to be a base for slave trade and had a large mine operation, when it was part of Tevinter Imperium."

"What do you know of the Circle located in Kirkwall?"

"Only that there is a lot of tension between the templars and mages, but that could be said for most circles in Thedas."

"I'm afraid that the situation in Kirkwall is direr than in other parts of Thedas."

The Divines face turned very serious and it sparked Hawkes curiosity, but she remained quiet.

"Until about a week ago I was convinced, as you are, that the situation was normal. But then I received a request that disturbed me. What do you know about the rite of tranquillity?"

"It is a ritual that separate mages from the fade. The mages that go through this process lose their emotions, but is only applied on those who does not undergo the harrowing or those who have committed a horrible crime."

"You are quite right. Then I assume that you know how the mages feel about this rite?"

"Many perceive it to be worse than death even though we apply it as an act of mercy. What does this have to do with Kirkwall?"

"I received a letter from a templar by the name of Ser Alrik, within Kirkwalls templar order, suggesting that we make all mages tranquil. He also stated that it had worked well in Kirkwall."

"Have they turned the entire Circle tranquil?" Hawke suddenly felt uneasy. Mages where dangerous to be sure, but this was surely an overreaction.

"No, but it seems that they have used it in an alarming rate. The situation between templars and mages all over Thedas is getting tenser. We need to resolve this peacefully or the mages will rebel."

"What would you have of me?"

"I wish you to go to Kirkwall and investigate the templar order. See if my suspicion is correct that they are using to extreme measures."

"As you wish your perfection."

"I would also like you to investigate how we can make adjustments to the circle so that the mages will feel more at ease in the circle."

"But the Circle has served us well for centuries?"

"But no longer. If we continue to antagonize them I fear it will come to war."

"Wouldn't a Seeker with a higher rank be more suitable for this task?"

"I do not wish to undermine the Knight-commander Meredith´s authority. With your rank you can make changes under my orders, but you will not be able to interfere with her everyday decisions. I also hoped that your lineage would make it easier for you to deal with the mages."

"As you wish. I will do my very best your perfection."

"I'm sure. Lelliana will give you the details before you leave."