"If we find answers," Pel says quietly, "if the elves have their own history, it will make it harder for the shemlen to dismiss us. When we were conquered, first by Tevinter and then by Orlais, the first thing they did was suppress our history and culture so we wouldn't seem like people anymore. That's what we're bringing back. More than tradition, we're bringing back our legitimacy. You'll do that with me?"