[It's back again, his slanted, proud little grin. His ego really doesn't need the help, Ellie.]

They're not so bad. [This is what we in the biz call a humblebrag, except he's not very good at the "humble" part.] Really were roads, once. Dwarves used them to connect their cities. These days they're just ruins, but Maker they're massive. And they go on forever.

[He likes being on the surface better. Not that he'll admit that to her.]

We go down there every so often, see what we can flush out of the dark. Darkspawn are like rats down there. There's always more you don't see.