That faintly wistful look isn't missed. It must be harder for those in the Circle, she thinks, who never get to see or hear from their families save in special circumstances, and only in some Circles. Those in Kirkwall wouldn't have had that luxury.

In some ways the templars were similarly trapped. Though that seemed an insensitive point to bring up to a mage. Mia simply nodded, her brow furrowing. "Of course. But I have no intention of imposing. And it's enough to know he's doing well. Or some approximation of it, given the circumstances."