"Thank you, Cole." Dorian sighed. There was really no use denying that he was more on-edge now. If Cole was here, of his own volition, what did that mean for the boy? Or the Inquisition? He'd left and made his home back in Minrathous because it had been his goal from the beginning, to try and corral and then eventually snuff out the gross abuse of power among his countrymen. It was going slowly, but it was going, and that was what was important.

But he'd missed Cole, and he knew it would be better for them both with him here. So it was a warm spot in the middle of the tension.

"When you've finished, I would appreciate a favor." He snapped his fingers, and a bell near the door rang, summoning one of the younger staff to come in without hesitation. "Please, introduce yourself." He gestured to the elvhen woman with a kind smile, and she looked somewhat bewildered until she looked over at Cole and startled badly at spotting him, though her mind was struggling to lock onto him.