thegreateski wrote...
[/conspiracy theory] Leliana was always a Seeker. She was fooling the Warden the entire time.
Don't you remember how in Origins she said something like: "Anyone can be fooled by the right person. The trick is becoming that person."
She was fooling you the whole time and was so sure of her disguise that she almost straight up told you that she was fooling you. [conspiracy theory]
This is fiction, so any level of conspiracy is possible, but I would find it dramatically "cheap" myself if Leliana were to turn out to be nothing but a deep-cover agent all along.
For me, it would render a character with many interesting (often conflicting) aspects into a "one-note wonder". She would go from "Leliana who is X and Y and Z and more", to "Leliana The Spy". Dynamic to Static, you know? Complex to Simple.
I like the fact that most Dragon Age characters are more than one thing -- more than what they might appear at first glance. Even my own hero, as much as I might believe he is a certain kind of person, the game(s) often put him into situations which challenge who I think I he is ...
Not saying you're wrong, of course. Your opinions are yours, and you're entitled to them. I'm just hoping characters like Leliana don't lose their complexity just for the sake of a plot twist.
My opinions, anyway. Yours may vary, and that's cool.