[He looks down when she looks away, giving her a sort of facade of privacy even though he's right here.]

It really was. Few get the chance to evaluate their situation at a time when they can change their path. Most only get that when things have become inevitable.

[Like when he joined with Justice, because the option there was joining or death. Like Kirkwall, when it had all been a corner he couldn't see his way out of.]

I'm a healer, Teren. I'm very used to seeing people at their most vulnerable, when they're balanced between life and death and terrified. What I saw was nothing new, and nothing relationship-ending. I'm still your friend, if you'll still have me.