The briefest flick of amusement. They both have firsthand experience as to Richard's success against darkspawn. It's the sort of thing that Ellis can find humorous because it had been a dream, because he has no expectation of repeating the event.
But the humor fades, gone so quickly it might as well never have appeared.
"You needn't spend it this way. You needn't promise yourself to a second unending fight."
One that would outlast Corypheus, go on and on for millennia yet. (A war that Ellis cannot bring himself to feed Richard to, balks at the prospect of doing so.)
"We mean to seek answers from our people, from the Wardens. Quietly, and carefully. Will you wait until I have that much, before deciding whether you wish to keep pursuing this?"
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Date: 2021-05-30 07:32 pm (UTC)But the humor fades, gone so quickly it might as well never have appeared.
"You needn't spend it this way. You needn't promise yourself to a second unending fight."
One that would outlast Corypheus, go on and on for millennia yet. (A war that Ellis cannot bring himself to feed Richard to, balks at the prospect of doing so.)
"We mean to seek answers from our people, from the Wardens. Quietly, and carefully. Will you wait until I have that much, before deciding whether you wish to keep pursuing this?"
A bargain.