Was is hardly a subtle clue, nor is it an uncommon circumstance in Thedas. People people could be moved from the present and future to be eternally fixed in the past, and it was as painful as it was inevitable. Pain, unfortunately, served little purpose.
Still - she keeps moving, her dress - not mage robes, dress - rustling pleasantly as she walks, the music particular to expensive fabric.
“I am very fond of the cuisine, but it is always exciting to try food from other places. I know some call Southern food drab, but I think it is possible to find very fine dining throughout Thedas. I had the most amazing roast potatos in the Hinterlands, once - ah.” She stops momentarily, and the next question isn’t totally off topic, but might seem to be: “Can you read?”