We do not live safe and peaceful lives, [ he acknowledges. and he is well-outfitted and armed, but there have been moments in thedas wherein if he had been slower, or distracted, he would be nursing injuries. ]

I would give you your own room, a small stipend, and a measure of patronage, if you would care to think of it as that. I am in need of a secretary; someone to order my correspondence and keep a calendar, as well as keep the department in order should I need to leave Kirkwall.

Your refusal would not be taken poorly. I understand if you prefer your life ordered as it is now. Your personal project may well take precedence.