phaonica wrote...
I think that inviting Orlesian troops into the nation when there is a risk of invasion is a betrayal of the country too, and I don't think being king excuses it.
Except that Blights are far more devastating than any occupation. They last years, even decades, and entire cities, entire regions simply get wiped out; the Anderfels is described as a desolate wasteland because it's seen the brunt of two of them. They're also fought with coalition armies, because coalition armies are needed; the Fifth Blight really was an anomaly, and anomaly that only happened because the archdemon apparently just got overconfident after wiping out all but two of Ferelden's couple dozen Grey Wardens at Ostagar.
From the books, you could discover that the perceived threat form Orlais *is* real, and that Loghain has been dealing with it off and on since the Orlesian occupation ended. Our characters might not know about it, but Loghain does, and his mistrust against them is not unfounded.
And that's fine. I understand his motivation, but that doesn't mean that his actions are justifiable. He was involved in some extremely shady stuff, let's not forget. Orlais was also in a tough position; they could send aid or not send aid, and be resented either way.
Personally, I have a lot of trouble mustering up any sympathy for Orlais. They can fight the blight when it gets to their borders. Until then, they can gtfo.
It's really tempting to Godwin's Law that perspective, but I'll avoid it. Instead, I'll simply point out again that in all previous Blights, one kingdom - especially a relatively small one like Ferelden - going it alone against a Blight simply didn't work. Urthemiel basically overcommitted and lost a gamble, or else Ferelden would've been overrun awfully easily.
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