Bull was silent for a moment after Geralt leaned away, just listening and weighing the thought that sprang to mind.

"There's rumors," he said at last, "that the tamassrans found a way to infuse dragon blood into Qunari bloodlines. We come from a people called the Kossith, but all told we don't bear much resemblance to them now."

He took another drink from the jug, let the burn linger.

"We revere dragons. See them as the embodiment of raw, natural power. We follow the Qun to harness that rawness in ourselves... to make us what we are. We are told from birth that we will become savage, mindless without it."