That may be true, but you are not the one who destroyed the Chantry. In the end, only Anders can claim responsibility.

[ She shakes her head, sighing. ]

And that is certainly not true. If you were a poor leader, you would never have inspired so many to follow you. Varric certainly would not have. For all his faults, he is a good judge of character, and he is - honest, when it counts. He would not have protected you, or spoken of you the way that he did, had he not believed you were worthy of it.