might, one day, cut short a great deal of nonsense

That was rather the point. :) Hey, even I want to leave Thedas a slightly better place than I found it. No more Harrowings, at least not in the Harrowing Chamber, and five hundred Templars who have direct experience with what it's like to be a mage. It's not exactly *peace* going to be breaking out, but I hope things will be better for a few years.

And thank you! This chapter was both an easy and hideously difficult one to write.