Hawke shrugs his shoulders casually. "I'm not exactly the person who would keep them secret either." Though the kids get a heavily edited version of all his adventures. Normally Varric handles all the storytelling but unfortunately his old friend isn't here to do so.

"It doesn't need to fit in with the stories. Just be around and do your thing. Get their attention. If you're lucky maybe it'll give both them and you something to do." Kids need to have other things to do than worry about the state of their city. They need to play.