"Hey, Broody, c'mon. Is that anyway to treat someone you just met?" The dwarf weakly tried to joke much to Cassandra's disapproval.

"Varric… Varric please, please tell me you want this as much as I do." Fenris pleaded.

Varric avoided the eyes of everyone else, making eye contact with only Fenris.

"Listen, Broody. If… if wishes were horses… well, there'd be a lot of horses."

That made everyone stare at the dwarf, who refused to look at anyone but Fenris.

"Fenris… You don't want to do this. I know at the moment it's the only thing you can think of, but trust me…" Varric's stricken eyes looked deep into Fenris'. "Trust me, once you do it you won't be yourself anymore. Hawke…" He hesitated seeing Fenris flinch.

"Hawke sacrificed herself for the future of Thedas. She's not just the Champion anymore, Broody… She's a hero." Varric shamefully wiped the tears that were streaming down his face.

"No one knew that she was going to do what she did. We were seconds from freedom, with that hulking demon feet away from us. Stroud was supposed to stay behind, not Hawke, but as soon as my feet touched the ground Stroud was thrown out of the Fade and Hawke… Hawke was smiling her stupid grin and then she was gone." Varric's body shook from the effort of restraining his grief. Fenris was silent staring at the ground with his silver hair covering his eyes.