[He is not entirely sure whether Annegret would have been delighted or horrified. Perhaps a mixture. He's not entirely sure how he feels about it, in truth, but it seems unlikely to be stopped and he sees no quicker way to risk losing her than to oppose it. So:]

Since it's to be here in Kirkwall, I assume it will be largely an Inquisition event in practice, if not in name. But how much of the guest list is still in flux?

[The air of the opening of a negotiation.]