The surprise is not because he's never seen a Qunari - he's seen too many actually - but rather because he had been making a point of staying clear of any them. So much for that seeing as one had literally sat down next to him. The only reason he doesn't up and just leave is because he's noticed a number of them in Skyhold, though this is the first time he's seeing her.

The way she says the introduction makes it obvious that this isn't the first she's had to give it. Hearing that she isn't part of the Qun helps settle him a bit, but it doesn't stop him from keeping up his guard. Last time he had done that he had been nearly run through.

Slowly, Garris grabs one of the extra blankets and slides it towards her. It's not exactly what he was been offering before he realized what she was, but their current distance was close enough.

"What's the difference?"