I agree. I think Agathe is the best choice that will stick. Backlash would be the least of it if Elise is chosen, and the middle of a war is not the time I want to see how long it takes a truly radical Divine to be assassinated.

[It's much franker than he might be in other circumstances, but... he's willing to be pinned down this once, this far.]

If Agathe is stubborn, well... any changes are likely to stay changed, and I suspect she won't go back on anything the Chantry has already promised. It's something to build from.

I also think Isaac had a point in the broader discussion, though; all of us can agree Gertruda would be a disaster. If we can't unite for someone, uniting against someone at least saves us from the worst case.