Just to check we are in agreement that the ritual went wrong because Solas stabbed Varric and not because Rook dropped a statue on him right?? We all saw that everything was "fine" until he did that right???? That the dagger was made to bond with ancient elven blood so it went haywire with Varric's and that's why the tear exploded right??????? We did notice that every time the fade opened in this game was because of the dagger getting in contact with blood RIGHT??
I love that the magical macguffin of Veilguard is this ritual dagger that has been used to commit acts of violence several times over its several-thousand-year lifespan.
That this violence is a lasting legacy of the ancient elves. That Solas tries to use new violence to make up for the wounds from old violence and fails and that Rook instead forces or convinces him to not only keep the Veil in place, but tie to his own life.
Violence only begets more violence here until someone decides that it stops.
