The smile turns wry on his face, but she's right, and for that alone, he appreciates everything that she does and stands for. Not that he necessarily agrees with her all of the time - especially in consideration to the mages - but he likes that she doesn't back down. "There are a few in Kirkwall I could do less of," he mutters in reply.

Gently, he moves her leg to examine the area above her knee. "I am about to be more forward and ask if you could remove your pants." He's not a healer, but he wants to be able to take care of her before having to concede to taking her to Anders, if it's that bad.