Lyrium. He'd seen mention of that in books but had typically only seen it when associated with mages. Perhaps he'd have to look more into how it was associated with templars as well if this was how they apparently treated it. Like a drug. An addiction. Was it something they actually needed? Or was it something they'd been led to believe they needed? It would be hard to tell until he looked into it further.

Well at least he knew that Yngvi was giving him very good food for thought. He would have to thank him for that later.

But for now he was bursting out laughing. "Ha! Some could easily say as much given the number of beds I have visited and how many women I am married to. However I can tell you that when I say conquest I mean the claiming of lands as my own."