He had said that the designs took years to complete, and she took a moment to digest this, her eyes wide with surprise. They must truly be dedicated to go through years of pain for the intricate designs to be drawn over their flesh. She wondered just how much of his body was tattooed, for the briefest of moments, then smiled when he turned to show her the rest of the tattoos on his face. Her eyes traced over them, and she nodded to herself thoughtfully. They really did appear like flowering vines. She felt curious enough to want to reach out and trace them, but she didn't know him that well, and had no idea how such a thing would be taken, so instead she wiped her hands over her thighs, brushing the dust that a day on the dirt path had kicked up over the dark leather pants.
She liked the thought that all Dalish had different tattoos. It must be another way to display their uniqueness. Perhaps certain symbols related to a certain god, or related to one's position in the clan. She gathered there were a slew of reasons behind the differences in each design. Also likely because the artist, whoever was applying the ink, would not necessarily be able to replicate the same design more than once. Each would be unique in this way. Imenry found she liked this idea.
She listened to Faer talk about his gods, nine of them to be exact. More gods than they'd worshiped back home. It was no wonder the Chantry didn't take too kindly to the Dalish. "No... no you're not boring me at all. It's interesting. I like hearing about your people, Faer. I admit, I know very little about the Dalish people and their beliefs, but it's nice to hear something other than the chant for once. You go into a big city and it's practically forced upon you, particularly in Orlais." She smiled then, noting that she'd rather derailed the conversation with her tangent.
"In any case, I'm glad that I can help you feel that way, at least a little. I don't know how many humans you'll come across that think this way. I often feel I'm more open-minded than many others." She tilted her head slightly to study him. "I guess I sort of know from experience that it's better to try and understand other cultures. Because the only other option is to destroy them, and it would be a shame to lose such amazing things, don't you think? Everything you've shared with me is... well it's beautiful. Your people and your culture intrigue me."