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"We lost Davrin, we lost Bellara, we lost you. I can’t lose anyone else to this fight. I just can’t,” said Rook.

Varric sighed. “It hurts, losing those we hold closest. I can’t say anything to make that better, Rook. That kind of hurt is something only time can heal. But you listen to me, and you listen good: what happened to Davrin and Bellara, that was their choice. Don’t diminish it by making it about yourself. Your friends are just as willing to die for the cause as you are, don’t take away their choices just because you are afraid.”

An expansion of the time between the aftermath of Tearstone Island and escaping the Fade and gathering the team around the table to talk, focusing on the fact that Rook would not be okay and ready to jump into action, however much they might want to.*story is complete, will update weekly*