"Victory doesn't always feel victorious," Hermione replies, shrugging her shoulders a little. "But I suppose, if someone is the type of person to celebrate the loss of so much life in the name of glory and not feel bad for it, they aren't the sort of person who should be allowed to win a war without some sort of retribution."

Leliana isn't that kind of person. Hermione doesn't make immediate judgments of character, not anymore, since people like Sirius and Snape have proved that first impressions aren't always the right ones, but she can tell easily enough that Leliana doesn't think so little of life that she wouldn't mourn the loss of anyone who falls in this war Thedas has found itself in. If she's around to see it, Hermione hopes she can help deal with the aftermath, in some way.

The mention of being a "Spymaster" visibly takes Hermione aback, and she opens her mouth to ask after it, but decides against it. For starters, if Leliana is a spy, then she really does have more pressing business to attend to. And besides, from what she's seen of people who call themselves spies, any questions she might have on the subject are likely to be immediately deflected.

As it is, she only lets it slide with a nod and small, albeit quizzical, smile. "I'd like that very much. Thank you."