building up on that one post about Minaeve, I absolutely want for somebody to bring up how much that story doesn't hold.
now, it can't be my Lavellan because then Minaeve would just dismiss it as her being defensive of her people. but I can make it so Lavellan and Dalish, and maybe some elven - city and not - scouts are talking about Dalish stuff and Minaeve wanders by. and Lavellan tries to draw her in, because she recognises the accent and thinks maybe she would like to hear about her people. only for Minaeve to say that she doesn't consider herself one of the Dalish after what they did to her and tell how she was abandoned.
and then the Iron Bull, who was sitting nearby goes yeah, that story has more holes than a fereldan cheese and even I can see that with just the one eye. and then lists all the shit that doesn't make sense and all the stuff that doesn't add up.
and maybe while Minaeve is reeling, Lavellan kindly, reasonably, points out that hey, they have all those mages from various circles here in Haven and in Redcliffe too. there's bound to be some from Minaeve's old circle, right? ones who were already adults when she was brought in so have more. . . nuanced understanding of what happened. maybe. . . she should try asking them about that?
so Minaeve wanders off after that with a look that screams her world just got a major shake-up. and Dalish and Lavellan and all the others are looking at each other like we all know what likely happened but who is going to say it?
finally, some scout breaks the silence.
"probably killed a bunch of her clan members and definitely killed her mother?"