Conlan's eyes widened slightly, at the mention of the darkspawn taint. It certainly explained why she was less concerned about coming along and facing the darkspawn in the woods. He would have thought she'd have known being in Denerim, or Ordhan would have told her.
"Darkspawn blood can be poisonous. It can kill, and the people who are affected but don't die... well it's worse." He ran his hand along his chin swallowing slightly. They were too close now, too close to the forest for Lillie to leave if she didn't think she could handle it.
"Grey Wardens are immune to the poison though, and they can sense the Darkspawn so... I guess I can't really quit now. If we run across any darkspawn, I'll be front and center." He shifted slightly looking down into the fire. Trying to think of a way to view that as something other then heroic.
"...If we find elves though, Faer gets to be up front, and if we come across any more redheads... I don't know, I think I'll let Ordhan take that one."