Whatever her actions, however, I would bet she thought about a military takeover of Ferelden.
Maybe for about five seconds, sure. At which point she would probably realize that there is no benefit to doing so. To use a more modern analogy, it would be like the U.S. re-occupying Iraq five years from now: we'd get back into a quagmire that left thousands of our people dead, to have control over a country with a devastated infrastructure and people who still hate us from the last time we were there. It would be a giant sinkhole of money and lives that would gain Orlais absolutely nothing.
What I think is more likely, if we're speculating, is that Celene saw an opportunity to gain an economic and possibly military advantage down the road by "helping". "See, Orlais just wants to be friends....we're helping you out, and if you happen to want to reciprocate in the future by negotiating favorable trade concessions, and letting us keep a few "military advisors" around, just to help, you know...."
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Maybe for about five seconds, sure. At which point she would probably realize that there is no benefit to doing so. To use a more modern analogy, it would be like the U.S. re-occupying Iraq five years from now: we'd get back into a quagmire that left thousands of our people dead, to have control over a country with a devastated infrastructure and people who still hate us from the last time we were there. It would be a giant sinkhole of money and lives that would gain Orlais absolutely nothing.
What I think is more likely, if we're speculating, is that Celene saw an opportunity to gain an economic and possibly military advantage down the road by "helping". "See, Orlais just wants to be friends....we're helping you out, and if you happen to want to reciprocate in the future by negotiating favorable trade concessions, and letting us keep a few "military advisors" around, just to help, you know...."