"It would not surprise me in the least. Yet another reason you won't catch me swimming around Kirkwall." Never mind the residue from the foundry. He had absolutely no intention of mentioning that place to her, though, not now or ever.

"Such a view," he said dryly. The Imperium knew how to make a visitor feel welcome. He knew why the statues were there and what they signified. If he had the power, he'd pull every last one of them into the sea and count it a good day's work.