"It is naive to deal in definites so easily when we are dealing with such a creature." Pel might well be right, but they do not know with certainty. Besides, so much had been lost... no, Leliana will not rule it out so quickly, even if it would prove a fruitless endeavour.

She stands, then, even after only a few sips of tea. "I must get back to my work." (There are steps in the Rookery, that suggest the arrival of a bird and the shuffle to retrieve a message from its leg.) "Enjoy the tea."