"I'm your commanding officer, Anders," she reminds him, though her tone falls far short of what a commander should be using. "But I'm also your friend. I've..." She pauses, searching for the right words. "I won't be able to interfere with it. I already know that." Morrigan's told her parts of what's to come. She knows she won't be around when everything happens, much as she'd like to be.

She swallows. "I'm not asking as your commander. I'm asking as your friend and your comrade about what's happened to you." Everyone's changed so much and she'll be damned if she'll just let their pain roll off her shoulders.