"Glowing praise, then, which will all go to my head. If you keep at it, my ego will be so inflated I might tip this boat over." Lies, obviously. If Varric's tall tales couldn't make her smug and insufferable, a little doting from Cullen wouldn't either.

Intentional or not, it had caught her eye the way something shiny might in a cave or darker dwelling. It didn't make her hungry necessarily, though she should have asked to find something for herself earlier, but it was too late to take it back. She liked the look in his eye and was pleased to see he was content to at least play along when the challenge was set.

It was too tempting to opt for her own. She let herself be tugged in, eyebrow raising, smile remaining. "Could I?"