Does he value his life even more? How hard would it be for a Venatori agent to sneak into Kirkwall and threaten him?

He doesn't speak the thought aloud. If Benedict hasn't considered the risks, then it's on his own head, and he doubts the man is that stupid.

"I've eaten mushrooms that had such an effect," he says, thoughtful. "I was rolling around in the dunes for hours. I didn't know the sky could be such colours that far south."