"Fereldans owning a pleasure boat? What is this world coming to?" He had to admit he was enjoying the absurdity of the idea. He wouldn't have the first clue what it took to maintain a vessel. He imagined it would sink into the harbor after the first winter. If they were very lucky, it wouldn't be while they were on it.

"Ohhh! Ohhhh, I see. Sore at you." He nodded sagely. "That's completely different. If I deserved it, I'd probably be grateful. I don't think anyone likes me enough to hit me." His eyes danced with his teasing. "No one ever does it, unless you count the people trying to kill me, and that's also a separate issue. Either I'm much better behaved than I think I am, or I'm just not that popular."