"I agree, absolutely and completely," Dorian said, smiling widely down at Sam, and leaning over the bar a little to lower himself closer to Sam's eye level.

He liked the strange, small creature. He'd already decided.

"I have never seen a culture so absolutely devoted to squeezing out any semblance of knowledge and refinement from their day to day existence. It was nearly impossible for me to find a library. But their beer is nearly as bad as Ferelden's."