
“I hereby invoke the Right of Conscription to recruit this Templar into the rank of the Wardens…”
The situation was bad enough for young Templar Cullen. The newly harrowed Amell lay dead in his arms, the Blood Mage Jowan managed to escape, and Knight Commander Gregoir’s blade was pointed at his neck. Earlier, he had failed to dissuade Amell from her plan to help Jowan’s escape from the Circle altogether, resulting in her being killed while trying to stop the ensuing confrontation between the two men. While Cullen did not manage to convince either the Knight Commander or the First Enchanter of his innocence, he still blamed himself for Amell’s death. He humbly accepted his punishment to spend the rest of his life in the prison of Aeonar… until Warden Commander Duncan himself decided to recruit him to join the Grey Wardens.
Whatever Duncan sensed in him, whether it was his sense of duty, his perseverance, determination or unfaltering resolve, Duncan knew that this young man had what it took to do what must be done to save Ferelden from the Blight.
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