"History," he replies easily enough, eyes still shining as he browses the titles on the shelf, trying to decide which one to select next. Realizing it's rude to hold a conversation without looking at his companion, he turns, and looks down to see a Dalish elf. It's not lost on him that he's speaking to someone else who could well have a vested interest in history as well. At least to his understanding. What he knows of them has been gleaned from books more than actual exposure.

He plucks one such history book off the shelf and begins to thumb through the pages, looking for something. Meanwhile, he breaks the search by looking up while conversing. "Histories are always more than what is on the page. They are a reflection of the culture and times in which they were written. What a historian does not include in their writing is just as telling as their selection of written content."