"We won't," Merrill confirms to Vidal, taking a moment to look around the rest of the room, eyes flashing. The message is fairly clear: if you want to get to her, you have to get through me.

Jamie's presence outside the door, however, has her attention pulled there. She steps over, leaning on her staff, and peers past him toward Aleigh. She's missed most of the conversation, but she calls out nonetheless. "There's money to be made and Red Templars to kill, if you work for the Inquisition."

She thinks that might be about the only thing to convince him to stay, and she's not sure it'll be enough. Either way, there are injuries to tend to; another potion is dug out of her pouch, this one for healing, and offered to Velanna, along with a murmured "lethallan".