"I can't decide if it's them you're not giving enough credit or yourself." He shakes his head. "But." He pauses long enough to emphasize the word. "That's not really the answer to the question I asked."

He can't help but to wonder what he makes of his overtures. Does he see envy, or a desire to use him? Is Tevinter so cutthroat that they don't have friendships that don't involve strong self-interest at the forefront?

"You can tell me it's none of my business. I'll respect it without being happy about it. It leaves me in an awkward position of wanting to...to do for you sometimes and having little acceptable way of accomplishing that. I'm not used to that." In hindsight, he realizes he has often done it to others with no thought for how it might feel for them. It's not the most comfortable look in a mirror he has ever experienced.