"Hence the part about telling me." He goes back to running his fingers through Alistair's hair. "Every bit of information I've got suggests the Basin is horrible terrain. It's so challenging, we had to establish Inquisition camps in the trees, because there wasn't enough even terrain that wasn't claimed by spiders or gurguts or some other... thing."

He does sound a little exasperated.

"The point being -- we nearly never have scouts patrolling in pairs or small groups. Harding has made it mandatory in the Basin. If you need to go for a run, I'll go with you if I can, or we'll find someone trustworthy. But I need to know, and please don't go alone."