She gave him a quizzical look, half genuinely amused and half sardonic, though there was nothing mean about it - and that was quite remarkable enough by Morrigan's standards, really.

"There's much to learn indeed," she agreed, even so gracious as not to mock him for his stumble. "For me or a general you." Well, okay, some mockery. But that's still her being downright nice. She hadn't called anyone an idiot yet.

"Might be someone out there has found a solution for our problem. But right now I'm far more eager to find sources of lyrium. The druid at the herbarium doesn't have it and seems to be in no hurry to provide." She sized Duo up. "I wager you've never heard of it, have you? Lyrium dust or lyrium veins to mine?"