Let's talk this through

Nathaniel nodded as he ate a few bites, he hadn’t fully realised just how hungry he was until he started eating. As Elanna responded to his question, he went to talk, but realised his mouth was still full. He chuckled and sped up to finish chewing, then took a cloth and politely wiped his mouth before continuing.

Well, she’s gotten quite far along in it. She doesn’t think she can fully cure the blight at this stage, but she feels she can at the very least prevent it from being a death sentence. At least one side effect she’s worried about is that it would take away a Grey Warden’s ability to sense the darkspawn, but on the other hand, it would also mean they would lose their ability to sense us. So I personally don’t really see it as a downside. He paused and took another bite, letting all that sink in before he continued. It was a good deal of information to digest and he wasn’t in a hurry.