And what would anger do? Would that change things?
[ Cullen's reply comes quickly, delivered with a furrowed brow where he might appear to be angry. And deep down? Yes, there is some sort of disappointment and anger there, but to allow it to show would only compromise where they are. He is a Commander, what decisions he makes support the Inquisition. To be angry at Neria would hardly bear any success for any of them. How could he possibly turn her away? ]
Of course, I would be a liar if I said I were completely elated. I went on for ten years regretting a mistake I had made before you, wondering what might have been but it is in that loss that I changed.
[ His hands tighten around hers all the same, a heat forging between them as tensions grow. ]
But what will lashing out do? Obviously, that was not given to you by the Inquisitor no matter how much you protest.
What do you want? Do you desire for me to scream at you? To berate you when I feel more relief than anger?
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[ Cullen's reply comes quickly, delivered with a furrowed brow where he might appear to be angry. And deep down? Yes, there is some sort of disappointment and anger there, but to allow it to show would only compromise where they are. He is a Commander, what decisions he makes support the Inquisition. To be angry at Neria would hardly bear any success for any of them. How could he possibly turn her away? ]
Of course, I would be a liar if I said I were completely elated. I went on for ten years regretting a mistake I had made before you, wondering what might have been but it is in that loss that I changed.
[ His hands tighten around hers all the same, a heat forging between them as tensions grow. ]
But what will lashing out do? Obviously, that was not given to you by the Inquisitor no matter how much you protest.
What do you want? Do you desire for me to scream at you? To berate you when I feel more relief than anger?