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Yes, the trail went cold, but we haven't entirely lost it. Solas left us a little farewell note. So I'm not giving up just yet.
Maybe it's gullible of me, but I know the Inquisitor feels the same: Solas isn't too far gone to bring back. If he weren't, he could've just killed us when he had the chance. He didn't have to save her/his life when he took back the anchor. He didn't have to warn me and Harding to give up.
I don't think he wants to do this.
So, I'm taking the chance.
Yes, yes, I know, don't put anything in writing. I don't want it coming back to haunt me.
Charter,
Yes, the trail went cold. Harding is probably the best damned scout in Thedas, and she couldn't pick it up again. No, I'm not giving up yet.
The Inquisitor and I are in perfect agreement here: Solas has to be stopped. He thinks the world is broken, and the only way to fix it is to blow it all up and rebuild from the ashes. But, I don't care how much better the shiny new world will be after someone else buries all the bodies for him. I spent enough years of my life doing that cleanup already. The people who live in this world... the broken, shitty one? Their lives are worth just as much as his beautiful elven paradise.
And the worst part is, he knows it.
This is my last chance to make things right. I have to take it.
—Varric