What's the harm in smiling? I swear you and Aveline are twins separated at birth.

[It is very rare to get a smile out of Aveline too, but when she does it's such a job well done. But Aveline's only ever blushed when it came to her husband, rarely just because she's being caught being a person. Hawke doesn't know what went into making Cassandra so very serious, but clearly it will be her mission from now on to lighten her up while they're there. Everyone needs a purpose.]

Mm, he is, but he'll still bitch and moan about people.

[So he talks smack no matter what, but in his heart he's gotten past it. Varric just likes being petty. That's one thing they don't have in common. To be fair, the only time Varric truly holds a grudge is when it's on her behalf, just as she holds one against Bianca since he won't do the same.

See, that's what she feared, and her expression flickers with concern.]

It happens. My friend Fenris knows a version of me who is a male mage, which as you can imagine came as quite a surprise.

[Now that she's probably going to hold onto for awhile.]

The Inquisitor's a young woman where I'm from.