"Mm. Well. I certainly can't be having with anyone who is melodramatic." His voice is utterly sarcastic. Melodrama is a sin he commits often, and well he knows it.

"If you don't mind explaining, I'd like to know. It'll keep me from making more comments about your fashion choices, at least." He's still probing at the ring with care, trying to see any opening, any lull in the flow of magic he can't feel, but it might be a lost cause. She may need a Dalish mage for that.