"Yes," he says quietly. "A lot of things about the Circle system could be described that way." Arguably the entire Templar order, among other items. "You may or may not know, but when I first came to the Inquisition, before Riftwatch existed, I was still advocating for reform within the system. My views have changed, with time, but I think Tranquility..."

He trails off, as if deciding on his next handhold while climbing a rock face. Eventually, he lands on: "I think it's worth observing the the mage who nearly murdered an entire tower full of us had passed his Harrowing years ago. He willingly dealt with blood magic and demons in a gambit for power. Abominations are a real danger that I still think Thedosian mages need to consider how to handle. But scaring children into murdering part of their own personalities is nothing like the way. And the Chantry lost any high ground when it turned a blind eye to places where Tranquility was used to silence dissent or remove possible leaders from play."

He realizes that it's very possible no one has ever directly asked him his opinions on Tranquility before. It's evident that he has quite a few.