No one would be so foolish as to poison him so openly, he thinks. Loki would kill Barnabas right away for a show of house loyalty, and the dwarf strikes him as smart enough to know that. Thor nods, takes a spoon, and takes a bite. It's as tasty as suggested.

"How much for the artifact?" He has the gold and it is, while not extremely useful magic, still a magic no one else in Tevinter has to the best of his knowledge.