"Some things are impossible to forget." Especially when boots were not a matter of boots but of grip and a light tread and something to protect the shins. When looting or buying equipment to keep themselves alive, one learns things. One remembers.

He could pick out boots, gloves, and full armor for everyone they traveled with a decade ago, give or take a little space.

"...Yes? I made a bet with Oghren that Sten and Alistair would kiss in the same amount of time. These are idle things. The stuff you say when you are bored and on the road and tired of playing I Spy with a qunari."