"Ah." He frowns lightly. There's an urge to apologise that he shuts down quickly. The matter of Circles is complicated, and any opinion of his does not, currently, matter. "To be fair, even had you lived in among the rich and famous in Val Royeaux, you would have rarely seen a dog. But they serve their uses in the working fields." He gives a small shrug to lighten the mood. "Perhaps it's me giving into my Fereldan roots after all this time."