Solas sees his wariness, and makes no comment. It is a deserved slight against him that he can no longer be trusted, and he has no right to object. It still hurts, of course, but that too is deserved. He simply focuses on keeping himself still, an easy point to track; what else is there to do?

"Yes. When I first woke, I found that through the centuries my orb had been slowly absorbing ambient power. I was too weak to unlock it, and so I sought... a proxy, a Tevinter mage by the name of Corypheus. I expected the resultant explosion to kill him," He says it all calmly, his manner almost rehearsed. He has thought about how to tell this tale before, "What I did not expect, was that he had already discovered the secret to effective immortality."

And when his dragon had revived him, he would have in his grasp the Orb of Fen'Harel, the Wolf's Eye itself, and all the power any god could want. This much, he knew was obvious.

"Lavellan was the only survivor of the blast, aside from Corypheus himself. She was marked by the Orb's anchor, and the Inquisition formed around her. They had no choice but to do so: she was the only person in Thedas with the ability to stabilize the resultant Veil tears," And if he sounds a little bit proud of that, then you'll have to forgive him. He is proud of her, "She has performed admirably as the Inquisitor. Against all odds, she defeated Corypheus, and reclaimed my orb. It was an impressive feat."