"Says the one who at least lived a little after the ball." And maybe, possibly, at a dance that feels a lifetime ago and he wishes he'd handled differently.

"Please take off the Councillor robes and teacher's hat sometimes, Adelaide. You're working toward the better good, but you don't have to focus solely on that." Justice is bristling as Anders talks, but this is important. What's the point of equality if they hide from it? "There is nothing that is certain. Corypheus could attack Skyhold tomorrow. Leliana's talk about equality could be for nothing and she could be deposed by Cassandra and Cullen and we could find ourselves held once more. You hold a position of importance, you're respected, and you're also a person, Adelaide."