"Unless, of course, one of those novels just happened to land on your desk..." Not that she would be responsible for such a thing.
"Discouraged...but not barred, yes?" She wouldn't have made a good Templar, magic in her family line or not. She wouldn't have been able to cut ties to her family in any capacity, even if she could understand the purpose behind it. "But if you don't have attachments, then you would have to rely on your will and the strength of your faith alone. And developing feelings for others, platonic or otherwise, is inevitable." And nothing to be afraid of.
So long as Anders never thought she and Cullen were more than professional with one another... And even that would be inevitable. She didn't want to think about what would happen. "I know you won't knowingly provoke him. The Maker knows how little it takes to get him going, anyway." She rolled her eyes and settled on a fond smile. "You would worry anyway, I suspect. No use in protesting on my part."
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"Discouraged...but not barred, yes?" She wouldn't have made a good Templar, magic in her family line or not. She wouldn't have been able to cut ties to her family in any capacity, even if she could understand the purpose behind it. "But if you don't have attachments, then you would have to rely on your will and the strength of your faith alone. And developing feelings for others, platonic or otherwise, is inevitable." And nothing to be afraid of.
So long as Anders never thought she and Cullen were more than professional with one another... And even that would be inevitable. She didn't want to think about what would happen. "I know you won't knowingly provoke him. The Maker knows how little it takes to get him going, anyway." She rolled her eyes and settled on a fond smile. "You would worry anyway, I suspect. No use in protesting on my part."