He sighs, shaking his head, but the thing about Carver is that he's at least tolerable, far enough up the scale past Anders and Merril that he can... definitely deal. At least for the duration of this temporary living arrangement. Besides, Carver's attitude has improved over the years since he's known him.

"No, actually, it's quite fine. Carver has his moments, but it's nothing that can't be tolerated. Just don't let him get talking about his tattoo." He comes very close to rolling his eyes at that. "But overall... the Hawkes are better people than most I've known, make no mistake of that." It's saying a lot, considering that two of them even happen to be mages.