"Being the king's magician," Strange specifies. "Granted, I worked for the government more than the king and the army more than the government, but you can see why certain standards of respectability had to be upheld." And Lavellan could also see why Strange couldn't be a big ol drunk half the time.

He listens to her explanation with a little nod. Well, those that she recruited? And an inner circle? Lavellan must be more important within her Inquisition than she let on. Then again, she's probably just now learning that Strange was more important within his government than he let on.

"With a title like that, I like him already. Though, what's a qunari?" He's terribly mispronouncing 'qunari' but hey, Strange is making an attempt.