The nearest Eluvian is going to be in the Cantori Diamond, not the only one but the other might be prohibitively hard to get to. Once Caterina gets that far, she will be among friends, and Teia and Viago would be quick to hide her until the smoke clears. But it also means that no matter what, he is going to have to get Illario there to take him anywhere else.

The Wardens are the immediate thought. Possibly even the Lords, given their friendly terms with the Crows and direct opposition to the Antaam. There is not a single corner of Thedas that is not a danger of some kind.

But Antiva is not safe for Illario until it is clear to all that it matters to that Grier has indeed been successful in turning things around.

And all that requires getting him out of a hotbed of Venatori first. The second Grier walks out of this room, they are going to know Illario is compromised. And continuing to play that he is fully captured, even subdued or turned, could be dangerous. What if they summon Elgarnan or Ghilanain?

"Considering we are going to have to make it back to the Diamond, that is going to be a tall order all around."

The tendrils of that foreign magic are starting to wear off. But that inward part of himself that makes a side of his face numb and his chest constrict reminds him that he could have an edge.