"That they are. And... Just so you remember, I am not Qunari anymore." He takes a breath. "They are things. The name we have for them even means that, Dangerous Thing." He takes a breath. "They are considered to be constantly under threat of corruption and thus must never be alone. There is Arvaarad, their... keepers. Saarebas, mages, who are separated from their Arvaarad are slain or commit suicide. They are kept on leashes. If they practice forbidden magic their tongues are removed so they can't corrupt others. And they are weapons. They don't really get training the way mages in other parts of the world do and they only focus on the destructive side of magic."

He takes a breath. "I didn't know any better when I was living in Par Vollen but... I don't agree with that anymore."