#My Lavellan had nothing outside of the Inquisition. He'd lost everything to the cause

[halla-hunts-the-wolf]

WAIT, I found an old fic last night about this exact decision, so I'll let my Lavellan speak for himself:

Remorse thickened the Inquisitor’s words. "I don't know what to do," he admits. “The world needs the Inquisition, but no one will see it that way, not when the biggest threat we’ve ever faced may have come from our ranks."

Dorian frowned, glancing down at the elf nestled against his side. His partner looked so much older amidst his vulnerability, incapable of continuing on his current path.  Dorian shushed him gently, to no avail. "We can worry about this once you've rested."

"Look at me, Dorian. I can't fight like this."  There were many things on the Inquisitor’s to-do list now: rehabilitation, learning to live without an entire keep around him, and coming to terms with the fact that he may never wield a sword and shield like before the Dread Wolf had left him disarmed. "I can't lead like this."

"Yes, you can, you'll just need time."

"We don't have time. They need something better."

"Something better than you, Amatus? I don't think that's possible." Dorian attempted flattery, his lips a faint kiss against the elf’s hairline. 

"I will only hold them back now," Mahvir murmured, slowly coming to terms with the cards he's been dealt. "I have to let them go."

Dorian sighed, understanding the heavy toll the decision would take on his already forlorn lover. "What will be your final decree as Inquisitor?" 

"The Templars and Seekers are both amid reformation. Leliana needs something to keep her strong and in power. She's controversial, and I knew she would be when I backed her as Divine.  I hope that giving her the Inquisition will provide a unified front under her banner and provide the stability her image lacks.”

"She'll be indebted to you."

"I'm not doing it for her debt."

"Certainly not. You are the most selfless person I know."

He struggles not to give in to his regrets about everything he did as an Inquisitor and everything he couldn't do. Skyhold had become his home after losing his Clan, and the Inquisition had become his life's purpose. Now that he would walk away so that it could continue to prosper, he felt more than lost. "I'm not ready to say goodbye."

"It will be the hardest part." Dorian agreed as his fingers brushed through the other man’s tangled locks. "But you're the only one who can make this decision."

"I hope it's the right one."

I’m wondering how disassembling the inquisition will affect The Veilguard. I’m not sure which to choose for my first/canon playthrough. Which option are you guys going to choose and why?