I like the Therinfall quest better (also Cole sooner!) but I can't justify going to the templars instead of the mages for a character who doesn't hate mages. Only Cullen was saying that the templars could help and he had a pretty obvious bias. Everyone else was all "we need mages."
Both quests are pretty damn traumatic for the Inquisitor though. Poor Inquisitor.
The mages sold themselves in slavery... that was enough for my hunter Lavellan to go see whats what with the Templars. (I go see whats going on in Redcliff first but I stop before meeting Dorian because he doesnt remember you if you go get Cole first)
Shes for free mages and all, but I cant say how underwelmed she was from meeting the mage rebels. Got to conscript the templars, so the mages be safe until they figure things out, and the good templars have Cullen to lead them under the Inquisiton banner.
Plus Solas was pretty happy of her thinking outside the box.
All in a days work ! 