9S bristles at the use of his age as an excuse to dismiss his words. But before he can say anything about it -- he would like to file a complaint! -- Lavellan cuts him off with surprising news.

"Wait, what? Where are they?" His eyes narrow as he frowns. No, hold on... If she hasn't been around, then, "How do you know Childermass was one of the missing people?"

And given the seriousness of Childermass, 9S has a hard time imagining he was distracted. Rita has said he was behaving strangely...