[ an honest answer. well, thranduil wasn't expecting an outright lie- deflections seem to be more to solas' taste, but thranduil can't fault him for it. it's his own preferred distraction. ] What makes a cake frilly?

[ is it the icing, the ingredients? he's curious, leaning forward ever so slightly, lips barely parted. the hunk of stone and whatever else in his lap is gently ignored and set to the side in favor of the conversation. ] I suspect Skyhold will be easier to begin with, being as layered as it is. But I find myself visiting very strange places, and I would like to know more about them.

[ perhaps not that orlesian bathhouse, but they'd made camp in some interesting places along the way. ]