[ It's easier to dodge and avoid the questions, sometimes, but it is often better to give some kind of answer. Dodging lends itself to more questions, but a sure answer ends the curiosity before it can grow into something dangerous. Solas is well versed in protecting his own secrets now. ]

It would be nice. [ An impossibility, but nice all the same. ] It seems many are finding their own homes now, especially with the changes the world is facing. [ And all the newcomers, but he feels it might be best to leave that to one side for the moment, a puzzle to dwell upon later. ]

Cole is... Himself. [ That's the only way to describe him, really, and Solas feels a flare of affection for him in his chest. ] He helps. I do not think he understands thanks in the same way that you or I might.