Bastien reads it twice and laughs at different parts each time.

A day later he browses a bookstand with an eye out for something that shouts, I would make an excellent gift for a reticent Grey Warden who's very kind to his friends and a better dancer than expected. He spends some time staring at an Orlesian-authored introduction to Fereldan fashion, wondering if its tone might be funny or only insulting, and ultimately leaves it in the pile.

So when he sits down across from Ellis at breakfast, it's empty handed save for his bowl of porridge. Bastien considers him in smiling silence for a moment—another form of thank you—then asks, "Do you read a lot, Warden?"