This is a bit more familiar, isn't it? She's more a traveller, now, and less a politician, or whatever it is a fancy lady like her probably wants to go and call herself. It's all ranks and titles, and much as he understands it, sometimes it just seems like a waste of energy.

Her question makes a smile quirk the corners of his mouth, as he idly rubs his jaw, feeling the harsh rasp of stubble against the palm of his hand and the pads of his fingers, and he chuckles very quietly. "I didn't know politician types still liked to get their hands dirty in the field."

Honestly, it's meant as a compliment. Plenty of people think that once they have some foothold, some power, they don't need to do the hard yards any more, that it's just for the footsoldiers. But she's here instead of in Skyhold, and she could have moved on, but she's offering to help him out, and the way he tilts his head says sure, why not?