He's rarely encountered someone who reacts like this before - acknowledging his points with a smile while calmly saying they're not going to help. Anders doesn't know what to say or do in return. The man's a mage, but he's so calm about having his own priorities...

"What matters are those? I'll take the names and use them, thank you, but what is it that keeps you from helping your fellow mages?" If they're to have this nice dream, permanent freedom, it may well need to start here. To have mages who won't try for it while enjoying relative, likely temporary freedom is something he can't understand.

"Our chance is here. At Skyhold."