Time out for a quick squee: for those of you who follow my piece 'Mabari & Magus,' Tyanilth did me the honor of granting a certain undersized Amell and his Mabari a cameo appearance in Chapter 32 of 'The Hourglass,' which is one of the best LoghainxF!Cousland tales out there. Really, I can't recommend Tyanilth's writing highly enough - if you aren't familiar with it you're missing something special. And by the way, Blossom is evidently equally badly behaved in whatever universe he finds himself. :D Now, back to Kirkwall...
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10. Indecision
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"You still can't make up your mind?"
"Hawke, it is not such an easy decision."
"Honestly, Sebastian, what's the big deal? Just ask yourself what you really want."
"Do you think I have not been doing exactly that?"
"And while you stand here moaning the whole world piles up around you."
"I'm like any man; I long for the taste of blood with a warrior's hunger..."
"Well, good then-"
"Yet can that truly satisfy on the deepest level? I fear I must always be yearning for something more, something fulfilling that will leave me cleansed through and through. Not weighed down, but light-"
"Oh, Andraste's burning butt! Hey, you! We'll take half a dozen beef skewers, four dumplings, a couple baked apples and a side of coleslaw for Princess Vaelcillate here. And if that thing on your crotch wants something it's coming out of your share."
"Does it come with one of those paper crowns?"
Deadpan stare.
"What? It's for Sister Betty - the one she has is getting creased."