[ There's a small pause when she asks him that. While she isn't right, she's definitely gotten close to a very touchy subject. He knows he probably should clear this up quickly though. ]

Keeper is a term we Dalish use for the person who leads our clan in both literal and spiritual manner. So no I wasn't a slave. I was her First. I was to succeed her in leading our Clan when she passed on.

[ But he does go quiet for a moment and he thinks. ]

However, this may benefit you later if you meet anymore elves from Thedas. At one point the elven people were enslaved and some still are in certain regions of the world.