Bruce--well. He stares because really, how else do you respond to something like this? (Well, some possibilities did cross his mind, but none of them were sensible and being sensible is what he does here. It's a thing for him by now because it seemed like the rest of Thedas did not want to make sense sometimes.)

Eventually he sighs and crosses his arms. "I never said I didn't," he finally replies, words drawn out in one long, suffering sigh. "But I had also hoped you'd have gained a bit more common sense since the last time." Clearly, that did not seem to be the case. ...not that Bruce could find himself terribly surprised. If it wasn't for the likes of Harding around, he'd be pretty sure this was how all dwarves (or half-dwarf, as a certain individual quickly came to mind that he quickly banishes away) seemed to be like.