The sheer predictability of Cassandra's answer earns her a chuckle from Josephine. "I am sure there are many places in Thedas that are worse than this," she counters, but does she not press upon the point. Pimarily as there is nothing to gain from doing so, apart from Cassandra's ire.

She changes her line of questioning. Just innocent enough to sound suspicious, Josephine remarks, "I hear you've been spending a lot of time with Martel lately."