Well, I was thinking that the tavern, without any fast-forwarding and so in current time, would serve admirably as a scene for Kaedan to occupy for the moment... as in, he could react to what the tavern keeper is saying, if you'll excuse suggesting the obvious. Just roll with what I have the NPCs do and say, basically, and treat at least the tavern keeper and the deigan woman as player-controlled characters for the time being. Let Kaedan live and do what comes natural to him... roleplay, basically.
I had hoped that the scene would find a natural progression without too much OOC-input on its contents, but in case it aids your motivation I will reveal that one of the people in the Platinum Goblet is what you'd call a notable NPC and potential companion...