Solas smiles at the grimness of that; that they can't keep them here forever. No, forever was long, and the likelihood that any of them would be here for all time was very small. Far more likely was that they would languish here for years or centuries, and that Solas would evade this prison simply by outliving it, and everyone else trapped therin.

Including Lavellan. his expression turned brittle at the thought, and he was grateful when Barcus changed the subject.

"I have some skill in the creation of magical artifacts, myself," Solas says, surprised— and indeed, gratified to find himself in the presence of a like minded professional, even if from what seems a very different specialty, "This is indeed a fortunate meeting; I may yet have need of your services, one day soon."