[Hawke's surprise is evident but it smooths over into a smile.] I suppose that's the upside to having more mage friends. I'm glad to hear that. [It does make her think though and she sips her drink, considering.]

You're definitely right, I think. We might both need to start over and get to know one another. It probably wasn't wise to assume we could just be as we always have been. [It isn't an easy prospect for her, when someone is very familiar, and yet she's not. But it's not as if her sheer stubbornness hasn't eventually won out in the end. The question is whether or not he wants to try, when he has his own Hawke and under no obligation to her.]

I have noticed you aren't talking about yourself at all, though. What about your world? And you're a mage? What kind? My sister's one.