[Her first reaction is genuine surprise, before it's tempered by the knowledge of why Herian might have heard it that way.]
...no, that's not what I'm saying at all.
[A small breath as she considers her next words.]
I don't want to die. And even though I came back, after the first time I vanished, most people don't. I think considering it a death is fair. But I don't think most of the people native to Thedas want to die either, especially. I assume that, for most of us opposing Corypheus, we believe that putting ourselves at some level of risk is worthwhile for the good it will do to the world as a whole.
Keeping my anchor is a risk I'm running, the same way people in Forces risk being killed by the Venatori or red templars. Not because we don't value our own lives, but because we're weighing them against what Corypheus could do to the world as a whole. My life is important, but so are the many people who would die or face oppression under Corypheus who aren't in a position to fight back.
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...no, that's not what I'm saying at all.
[A small breath as she considers her next words.]
I don't want to die. And even though I came back, after the first time I vanished, most people don't. I think considering it a death is fair. But I don't think most of the people native to Thedas want to die either, especially. I assume that, for most of us opposing Corypheus, we believe that putting ourselves at some level of risk is worthwhile for the good it will do to the world as a whole.
Keeping my anchor is a risk I'm running, the same way people in Forces risk being killed by the Venatori or red templars. Not because we don't value our own lives, but because we're weighing them against what Corypheus could do to the world as a whole. My life is important, but so are the many people who would die or face oppression under Corypheus who aren't in a position to fight back.