"A trade of knowledge, then."

"My favorite kind."

"Excellent. Cassandra, do you mind getting us some food? And let Cullen and Josie know it's safe to come in."

"Of course, Leliana." And off she goes to do that.

"Did you have anything you wanted to ask while we're alone?"

"Do you really remember nothing about what we heard in the temple?"

She pauses and thinks, trying to draw her mind back, but -

"No," she says, shaking her head. "I don't remember anything at all."

Though next time she's before the Gate she should bug her Truth about those memories, she'd pretty much forgotten in the surprise of seeing El.

"That's too bad. My instincts tell me we're looking at some third party, one that's been in the shadows til now. It- strains my credulity, that two unexplained incidents, the explosion and your appearance, in such close proximity at such a critical time are unrelated."

"And the array I stepped into - probably shouldn't have done this."

"Even if it did move me... The kind of energy it takes to cross worlds, especially if the array was malfunctioning, can cause explosions and - odd side effects - but that wouldn't explain the people in the vision. And things didn't explode the instant I crossed, it seems like..."

"There was a delay. Enough time for you to come across Justinia..."

"And we might not have seen everything."

"Almost certainly."

"...I don't think that'd have been the first thing out of my mouth if I'd just teleported in, but... Maybe."

"I usually try not to assume that the convenient thing is true."

...Hum. "I'm pretty sure I was missing a total of four days when I passed out in the temple."

"You were asleep for three days, from when we found you until you woke up."

"Then I'm probably not missing too much..."

"Hopefully. Though events can move fast sometimes."

"True. I've gotten up to a lot of shit in just a few hours before." Even not counting the Promised Day, which involved months of careful planning to have it happen so quickly. 

"The speed at which you can work is impressive."

"I've always been quick on the uptake."

"Gotta be fast enough to catch whatever's trying to take your head off next."

"And if you're fast enough you can get ahead of the game."

"A rare advantage."

"It's challenging to keep up, and something I can't do without knowing the lay of the land, but... Essential, if the stakes are high enough."