"You were a child," he says quietly. What he deserved and didn't is a mess that will never be sorted out. This also might be one. Finding one elf in Tevinter takes a great deal of effort and resources, and Anders would know because he's seen Nate bending his head to the task. They'd even known Kallian's mother had survived. With this? Where would they even start?

"You could have fought like a child, and you could have died as a child. I'm personally glad you didn't stay, because your odds..." They were awful. So many had died then. "We can ask careful questions, after we're back, see if we can locate your father, but the chances are so slim."