"I believe Dorian and I may be intending to attempt to find the one to the north. He mentioned that no one has arrived in the northern fountain, but that the northern village is a reflection of this one. The reasoning fits." More than that, his training in stealthy approach would likely come in handy - at least in part. This was nothing he wasn't used to, approaching a location and trying to stay out of sight. He only didn't like that he was... mostly unarmed. One knife was not the armament he preferred.