[Long before, Alistair had given her a rose to express his affection. But since then, no one has ever thought to give her anything. Well, except for Pounce and Atticus, but they don't count. The gesture is more thoughtful than he realizes.
She works to put the earring on while she speaks again.]
There were better choices I could have made, Zevran. Much better choices. I was... I'm not what people in Thedas believe me to be.
[No true hero would jeopardize her friends as she did. They would not force someone she considers a sister to do something so selfish for her own means.
But she finishes setting the earring in and she steps up to him, taking his hand and leading it up to her cheek. With a brush of her lips to his knuckles, she lets him touch her ear and the earring set there.]
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[Long before, Alistair had given her a rose to express his affection. But since then, no one has ever thought to give her anything. Well, except for Pounce and Atticus, but they don't count. The gesture is more thoughtful than he realizes.
She works to put the earring on while she speaks again.]
There were better choices I could have made, Zevran. Much better choices. I was... I'm not what people in Thedas believe me to be.
[No true hero would jeopardize her friends as she did. They would not force someone she considers a sister to do something so selfish for her own means.
But she finishes setting the earring in and she steps up to him, taking his hand and leading it up to her cheek. With a brush of her lips to his knuckles, she lets him touch her ear and the earring set there.]