Same here...but when I got to that part in my first playthrough, I put two and two together, then looked it up, and sure enough, if it hadn't been Stroud, then it would have indeed been Alistair, and I just
. Well, I am very glad I made Alistair king, and I will forever keep him king, even though he looks adorable in that warden's get-up.
But, that being said, I like Stroud...and I hope that there is something in dlc that keeps him alive and lets us bring him back.
Yeah, I left Stroud on my first, King Alistair PT, too. Something I found interesting was that I would expect that to be the dominant choice... but the reactions of everyone around Skyhold afterward really seemed incommensurate with how much they knew/cared about Stroud. I mean... he's just some dude as far as most of them are concerned, and the whole castle is in mourning. All I could think is that they coded one reaction for whoever died, and of course, everyone would be broken up over the Champion of Kirkwall or Alistair, hero of the Fifth Blight. But for Stroud... I dunno, just seemed a little extreme. Maybe that sounds insensitive...?