[Hawke knows how hard it would have hit Vaarric because she knows how hard it would have hit her. Except in that world he'd have to write to her sister to let her know she was the only Hawke left, and that would be very difficult for her beloved little sister. She tries not to think too much on it; easier to know that her own sister still has to live with her.]
He was still paranoid you were trying to catch me, at least in the beginning. I pointed out it was unlikely you were capable of such subterfuge. [Hawke smiles wryly.] No offense meant, you just don't have the look of a natural born liar, like we are.
[No, Cassandra is fairly up front, which is why her motivation probably seemed so suspect to an overprotective rogue. She shrugs, flagging down for another ale because she's really going to need to get tipsy eventually. She has a ridiculous tolerance so it takes a great deal.]
Neither of us could understand why you would want me after how I fucked over Kirkwall. That's hardly what the Inquisition needed.
[The cold hard truth and snuck in there is a vulnerable reveal: what she did to Kirkwall. Not what Anders did. She'll always blame herself.]
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He was still paranoid you were trying to catch me, at least in the beginning. I pointed out it was unlikely you were capable of such subterfuge. [Hawke smiles wryly.] No offense meant, you just don't have the look of a natural born liar, like we are.
[No, Cassandra is fairly up front, which is why her motivation probably seemed so suspect to an overprotective rogue. She shrugs, flagging down for another ale because she's really going to need to get tipsy eventually. She has a ridiculous tolerance so it takes a great deal.]
Neither of us could understand why you would want me after how I fucked over Kirkwall. That's hardly what the Inquisition needed.
[The cold hard truth and snuck in there is a vulnerable reveal: what she did to Kirkwall. Not what Anders did. She'll always blame herself.]