Collapses in the main hall were not very common, and Skyhold was a breeding ground for rumours and whispers. The story has passed through several hands and versions by the time Sabriel hears it, but it doesn't take long. She feels all the right emotions, concern, a wondering as to what happened, but it was the description of the man who had collapsed that made her suddenly lose her appetite.

There's a lot of stories, but she remembers the sensation of something blighted. She did not sense her other Wardens, but she does sense darkspawn, Archdemons, things that are tainted.

She isn't sure. But there's a nag, and it's not long after that Sabriel goes in search of Felix and his rooms. Several people later, she arrives, and knocks.