[He'll take the reprieve, however long it lasts. It helps that the complaint is one he can understand all too well.]

Giant spiders or darkspawn. [Alistair nods in understanding and grins.] I know exactly what you mean. Nothing has tried to eat me for weeks. I barely know what to do with myself!

[He's never actually had this much free time in his life. Hence the looking for ways to pass the time as well. He pauses, then-] You just go around helping people in Kirkwall?

[Yes, he's a little surprised to hear it. Isabela's not a bad person but he didn't expect her to be interested in... community service.]