I don’t know.

[ He could guess. Julius—that was his best idea, when Byerly was gone. But there’s no telling, really. ]

Half the Division is Tevinter, [ which seems like a poor idea for the job, especially with Flint already a public relations problem for that and other reasons, ] and none of us were ever diplomats before now.

[ Empress doesn’t count. ]

But neither were you. And you didn’t even have a predecessor around offering to help you.