Of all Araceli says, it's one simple sentence that sticks out to Ellana: We didn't dwell on it. The opposite is true of the Dalish; that's all they do. Ellana has turned it over in her head again and again, meaning that -- ironically -- she's been dwelling on the Dalish dwelling over their lost history. She wishes it wasn't so. She wishes a lot of things, but by now she's learned that wishes don't come true even if you work hard to make them.

"Your people sound very wise. And very blessed." It's all she'll say on that, because if she starts in about the Dalish, she may never stop. Not until long after this trek through the jungle is over and they've returned to camp, at any rate.

"Here; let's try cutting through here and working our way up?"