Part Old God? Hawke knew the term, but it took a moment before it clicked - those were the things that were banished underground by the Maker, weren't they? The ones that the darkspawn went after?
Not that she was about to judge him based on something like that. Melora liked him, and she believed she was telling the truth, and that was mostly good enough for her.
"You must've put yourself at a lot of risk... is he worth it?" It had to be asked. Call it a protective parent thing. "I mean, he sounds nice enough, even with the Old God thing, but I've got to make sure."