He had been briefed about what had happened here, and it's another perfect illustration of why Men Are Bad and Cannot Be Trusted With Authority (tm) but luckily he is an upstanding enough elf to neatly shunt that to the side and deal with the issue at hand.

"Seeker," because he's polite, and being very good at not reminding her of the time spent in the spa, where he had gotten away with calling her by Cassandra only. "-might we sent the heaviest person first? If anything would shift, it would be under their weight and not yours."

Because despite the plate, she's still lighter than the Qunari and some of the scouts.

Look, he's being helpful.