That makes her smile. "I'm glad you felt comfortable telling me, even if there's no form you have to fill out," is warm.

The addition, though, it a little more thoughtful. "It's ... her point is kind of the one I landed on, back when I was engaged. I hate that I put her through me vanishing, but it's not like..." A hair softer, "Gwenaëlle is right. Granitefell happened too, and it's not like that would be any easier for anyone. The first time I was here, my disease could have killed me if I lost access to spirit healing, or at least I assume. No one's promised anything in Thedas or at home. I think it's still worth trying."

But, because that seems like a note he might find uncomfortable to linger over, she adds, "I ever tell you I grew up on a houseboat? I thought about looking into one myself here, before I got the div head gig."