A treat makes Araceli her new best friend if she doesn't mind an excited doggo trotting around her chair and just barely refraining from interrupting the conversation by hopping up on her lap. Barely.

"It's oftentimes difficult to convince a mage that a Templar is around to help, given the current atmosphere." The rebellion, yes, and Dairsmuid especially. And Seekers are, in some ways, just glorified Templars. "We will be respectful and do whatever is needed to be done. Even if they don't believe our intentions, that there are so many more of the rest of you should help put them at ease."

It doesn't help put Malcolm at ease, of course, but for other reasons. "These people have every reason not to trust us, but if word gets around that the Inquisition helped, that will only serve to bolster our appearance."