people know you can unharden leliana in da:i, right?

testing152:

brood-mother:

the whole “rivers of blood” thing only happens if you don’t unharden her. stop her from killing the traitor, then tell her she made the right choice pulling her scouts back because people aren’t expendable assets, and she reforms the chantry without murderknifin’ everyone.

Unfortunately the single most important part is missing. This only describes the lead up to being able to unharden her. To actually unharden Leliana you have to do all this then tell her “Stop torturing yourself” once she opens the box and monologues. If you tell her “It was necessary” she hardens even if you spare the traitor, tell her she did the right thing in pulling the scouts back and spare Natalie.