People not knowing about Tevinter was both good and bad in Dorian's opinion. On the one hand, he still believed his country had great things to offer the world. On the other hand, if it meant fewer people spat at him, that would be a good thing. Not nearly enough to make up for the cold and wet but enough to make the idea of being stuck in the cold.

"A silver lining to the cloud of unnecessarily gloomy disaster." Dorian said sardonically.