"'One with the forest'...ah, that sounds like the Dalish elves. I've met their kind but have little in common with them. City elves -and mages- lead a different life." She shrugs, pretty certain her only extensive experience wasn't typical, anyway. Nothing was typical about the days during the Blight, and needing to gather an army before it was too late.

Pleased at being addressed, Garahel perks up and barks happily, earning a smile from his mistress. "I believe he agrees, but then he is rather easy to befriend. Bring no threat, and the promise of attention, and he is content." Well, as content as a bottomless pit can ever be.