"Elfling-" He frowned a moment and snorted. "Ah, you mean children. We do not have so many in the keep that would wander the library. Aside from the mages it is not often they even know how to read."

Such was life in Thedas for an elf. Well. One of the usual elves. These new, taller ones were a mystery unto themselves. "I think, perhaps, it is due to there being so many with strong opinions on how things ought to be done and none of them agreeing. Much like the state of the world but with less bloodshed."