"Ah -- " Alistair scratches the back of his head, his smile going almost bashful. "Not much to say. Grew up in Redcliffe, trained with Cullen at the Chantry, left that to join the Wardens, did the whole...Blight thing..."

That's accompanied by a dismissive gesture before he nabs his own mug of tea.

"Left the Wardens for the Inquisition eventually, and here I am." A beat; cheerfully, "Also, I can wiggle my ears."