It's actually the safest Benedict has ever been, in terms of being recognized straightaway: he's wearing clothes more befitting a Kirkwall laborer than a Tevinter lordling, a far scruffier look about him than anyone would expect if they've never met him before.

And in a way, that's what he's banking on. He doesn't recognize this man either, only guesses by his stance and his map that he's someone important and deserving of a mild, uneasy nod of acknowledgment. Let him be the one to break the silence.