A Bitter Pill - p. 2 Dragon Age II Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

After a while a conversation scene with Orana will start #1 (M61, 3). You can ask her additional question about Magister Hadriana and then you must make a decision what to do with her:

• give her money (upper right dialog option): you'll lose 10 sovereigns, +10 friendship points with Fenris
• offer her a job (middle right dialog option): in this case you have to choose #2 if you want to pay her (+5 friendship points with Fenris) or to make her your slave (+5, +10 or +15 rivalry points with Fenris)
• ignore her request for help (bottom right dialog option)

After finished conversation, stay here and find a chest (M61, 4) with an item which activates the companion quest.

Unlocked companion quest: Anders: Tevinter Chantry Amulet

Head west. In the next room you'll have to face a larger group of slavers, so it would be wise to use fire traps for your advantage #1. Do not forget though to kill a mage #2 who accompanies hostile opponents.

You should definitely examine chests here, and that's because you'll find an armor upgrade for Fenris #1. Head north and then turn to the east. After few moments you'll reach a room, where you can find Magister Hadriana #2 (M61, 5), so it is good to save your game here.

Step 4: Defeat Magister Hadriana

Do not be influenced by the fact that Magister Hadriana is an inactive character at the beginning, because she will join the fight after few seconds #1. Wait for moments when her protective barrier stops working and then attack her with all your party members #2.

A main reason why you should attack Hadriana #1 mainly is that the fight will be over when she is dead, even if any monsters are still alive. When Hadriana is immune because of her barrier, focus on shades #2 because they are more dangerous than slavers, corpses and skeleton archers.

Step 5: Question Magister Hadriana

When you defeat Magister Hadrian, a conversation scene with her will start #1. You'll learn that Fenris has a sister. Hadriana will offer you detailed information about Fenris sister's location in exchange of letting her go. You can act in four ways now #2:

• let Fenris decide (upper left dialog option)
• promise to let her go in exchange for an information (upper right dialog option)
• suggest that she should first tell everything she knows (middle right dialog option): she won't agree and this dialog options will be unavailable later
• ignore her offer (bottom right dialog option)

Regardless of your decision, Fenris will take the initiative and will get the information by force #1, and then he will execute Hadriana. You can react for this situation in several ways (one options is connected with flirting with the elf #2), but this won't have any influence on further course of the quest. The best variant will get you 15 friendship points with Fenris and the worst one (tell him not to say bad about mages) will result in 5 rivalry points with him.

Step 6: Return to Hawke's Estate

Use the exit in the hall where you were fighting with Hadriana (M61, 6) and travel to the [Hightown - Hawke Estate] location. Fenris will be waiting for you there (M14, 15) and you have to talk to him #1. You can act in four ways now:

• continue to flirt with Fenris (bottom left dialog options) #2: +10 friendship points with Fenris
• remind him that he promised to free Hadriana before he killed her (upper right dialog options): +20 friendship points with Fenris
• ask Fenris why she wanted Hadriana to run away (middle right dialog options): +15 friendship points with Fenris
• say that Hadriana deserved death and ask Fenris to leave (right left dialog options): you have to confirm that you want him to leave; +5 rivalry points with Fenris

It is worth noting that if have hired slave Orana who you met in caves, you can find her now in the estate and talk to her.