[Yes, well.]

I hear your man from Val Royeaux writes. [Not that he knows first hand.] If you think it's worth pursuing, I don't see why we shouldn't try. Meanwhile, I'll see what can be done to establish a way in and out of Tevinter for anyone who might eventually want it.

[A sudden pause - the look of something occurring to him in this moment before being set purposefully aside in favor of:]

Between the two, we may find some traction.