"Merrill says all sorts of...interesting things...in my admittedly limited experiences with her," he said a little dryly. He had nothing in particular against elves or even Dalish, but she was an odd one by any standard.

"I didn't know what to make of them, either," he said, recalling his first view. His circumstances hadn't been quite as dire. He couldn't imagine seeing that in addition to having no idea what one was going to do or where they'd stay. "It didn't seem very auspicious for starting over."