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" you know what they say about hindsight, unfortunately. " her words are flippant, but the tone is grave. she's just as disappointed and disheartened as hawke seems to be. it's difficult to be summoned to a place expecting for the opportunity to save someone, only to find that they had been dead before you were ever involved. it makes it harder to try again, to take on the weight of someone else's life. " there's nothing we could have done, hawke. none of us have foresight. "

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" oh, my favorite dwarf? is that who you are, then? " she teases, smiling broadly at who is, undoubtedly, her favorite dwarf. she tales the package happily and opens it immediately, pulling out a... book. it only takes a glance to see that it's the tale of the champion. opening the cover she sees the large, ostentatious signature. it's only a moment before she gives a loud laugh, completely tickled by the audacity of the gift. " thank you, varric, this must have been so hard to track down. i'll definitely be sure not to sell it to the nearest merchant. "

there's a slight surprise to her features at the gentle kiss to her cheek, tantalizing close to the side of her lips. it takes only a moment before she relaxes and looks directly at the other woman. " a name day gift, my lady? " she smiles shyly, a faint red across her cheeks. " a very good one, i think. "

a wide, toothy smile appears on helena's face, her cheeks round and flushing a slight red. " for me? " she's slightly incredulous but readily accepts the package. tearing into the paper with gusto and throwing it onto the table to her side. inside is what appears to be a nice bottle of whiskey and as she looks at it further, she realizes exactly where she recognizes it from. " thank you so much, my friend. " her smile reappears and she opens the bottle promptly, " would you share the first drink with me? "