It helps to spend time with the right mortals. [At that, his mouth twitches, like there's the ghost of a smile there for a moment. There might even be a droplet of humor in his voice, but it's hard to tell. It's probably not actually there.]

This place seems to have good people, for the most part. I have mostly only seen humans, and few mages. Most seem unfamiliar with spirits and demons entirely.

[The number of times he's had to explain what a spirit is, Lavellan. The number of times.]

But I have not been here long. It may yet prove more treacherous than it seems.