Though she's not familiar with the men Korrin traveled with, she's impressed at what just the four of them managed to accomplish. It shows on her face, and she sits up a little straighter in her seat.

"A den of them? That must have been quite the encounter! And you have all come back safe and sound, I take it?" She figures Korrin would have mentioned it were that not the case. "As to that, yes, I can say that they have. I have been able to stay in the lab longer with the red lyrium without any ill effects. It has increased the amount of work we get done."

It seems her life has been consumed with work lately, and for a workaholic such as herself, recognizing it means it is a serious thing indeed. But it always feels like they're just on the cusp of another breakthrough, and she simply can't stop; not when lives could be at stake. Their mission in the Sunless Lands proved that.

"Can you believe we have been in Kirkwall around a year now? I was so unhappy when we arrived."