Why, yes I do. I can make fire and lightning and ice, all out of thin air!

[ So to speak. Still, the sarcasm is apparent in his fake cheer. ]

Ah, but that's the way it's done in my home. Everyone does it. Mages are born and bred to maximize a family's magical ability. The stronger the mage, the higher the standing. Why, I could have made Archon someday, if I'd only followed my fathers footsteps and tried to fit in.

[ urk, yeah, this is about as far as he'll get with joking about that part of the whole Tevinter deal. ]

You can imagine why fitting in in a place like that would be rather hard, even with all the right tricks.