Headcanon #1- The Mabari (Dragon Age Inquisition)

The Inquisitor didn't have a Mabari Warhound as a pet because, if they had, it probably would have attacked Solas in order to protect its master since it would be able to tell who Solas really is. It would be like that story Merrill tells Hawke's Mabari in Act One about the Keeper's Mabari attacking the Dread Wolf when he came to hurt the Keeper and ending up taking the Dread Wolf's tail forcing him to stay away from the Keeper or risk attack again. Probably no one would have realized that in the beginning if the Mabari had been included and had a possible hate toward Solas because it would just be thought of as comical. But after the ending, and if you recalled Merrill's story, the pieces would have fallen into place and made sense. Couldn't risk having the plot twist revealed too early to the players because of a dog.