Several things in Alaïr's explanation caught his attention: he had skills he'd lost over decades (which seemed impossible given his appearance; that he believed those skills would afford him some sort of advantage in exploration; Alaïr was also a 'thinking man' as he said. Dorian nodded.

"And what skills are those? I'm not incapable myself, magic or no. Besides, I'll not stand for you having all the fun."