Bie sinks back a half step when Helena leans in. She doesn't turn tail and run. It's more wary than cowardly. She looks over Helena's shoulder, at the buildings looming behind her. The Gallows, where they used to keep Kirkwall's mages. And rightly so, in some cases.

"Mages. You mean mages. They're not meant to just do that, are they. Far as I know it, they're-- you know. Meant to be careful. Even if they're fighting demons. Maybe especially then. 'Cause--" She frowns, and finishes that sentence there, with a final, "'Cause. What is it you do here, anyways? Scouting?"