"That was a crazy night, people being dragged away, others killed. I was grateful the Qunari look so differently from the rest of us. It made it easier to know who you were attacking in the darkness, at least," he said. He recalled Meredith's account to him later about the meeting and everything that transpired afterward. She had been genuinely impressed with Hawke, if not uneasy about her choices in friends.

"I'm not sure if there's anything for me to go back to. I don't know. I haven't given it much thought since coming here. I was so focused then on putting everything behind me, and I've been so busy since then. What do you think you would have done if you hadn't been forced to leave Lothering? What might you be doing now?"