[He gives a disappointed hm, but stops looking for the snake.]

I suppose I do not find Kirkwall to be a very comfortable place, with little to recommend it--for myself, of course, but no different for a creature such as her. And she would be the only one of her kind in an uncomfortable place, whereas here, she has whatever she needs, as best as we can provide it, and it is very comfortable besides.

Why would she seek to quarter elsewhere?