@oathstained wanted a starter.
Though not present for long, stranger as she was had already piqued ancient interest; she knew not where she stood, nor of its relevance, yet he could practically smell the excitement coming off her in wafts. In some fashion, being here was an achievement. No doubt, that came from the restoration of an old relic -- no small feat, he daresay -- and yet... Searching, wandering, curious bright eyes suggested that there was more to it than that.
“Even devils have the power to assume a pleasing shape.” No better time than the present to end his period of restraint and to approach, to discover that which had brought her forth into the unknown. “Yet you walk as though you do not fear.”
Curiosity remained his biggest show, though hardly his biggest lie; that she was Dalish was apparent from her vallaslin. That she was a mage was a declaration made by the staff in her possession; nothing much else could be brought forth from conjecture into the light of sure knowledge. Clasping hands behind armoured back, he continued, “Do you know where you stand?” It was as good a place to start as any.
