Live In Ink

The possibility to romance Neve is not immediately cut off if you choose to sacrifice Minrathous. However, you still need to make certain choices in your interactions with Neve in order not to lock yourself out of a possible romance.

Those choices include:

Bringing Neve with you to Solas's ritual

Supporting Neve in choosing the careful approach towards looking for the gods during the first conversation in the Lighthouse (dialogue option: Neve is right)

Completing the Study of Dock Town

Encouraging Neve to accept the Threads blackmail at the end of the Cobbled Swan Case (Neve will accept the blackmail either way on the Treviso path, but will disapprove if Rook tries to dissuade her from the deal)

Each choice grants you 1 point in the "Rook Backs Neve" counter.

If you get two or more points, Neve will note that Rook has shown up for her multiple times before and the romance will be available:

Rook: I want to be someone who shows up for you. Rook: I don't want to lose… I worry I've lost something. Neve: Rook, you turning up today… it's not the first time. Neve: Maybe you're not that lost. More likely we both are. Rook: How do we get found? Neve: Maybe we'll figure it out.

If you only have one point, Neve will say that they hardly see eye to eye, but Rook will insist they want to get to know her better (and the romance will also remain available):

Rook: I don't want to lose… I worry I've lost something. Neve: How much could you lose? We barely see eye-to-eye. Rook: I won't pretend to know you. But I want to. After everything, I don't know if you'll let me… Neve: But maybe we'll see.

However, if you scored zero points, the romance will be cut off:

Rook: I don't want to lose… I worry I've lost something. Neve: Likely nothing good for you. Neve: You don't know me, Rook. We barely see eye-to-eye. Neve: But we're together in a fight against the gods. You need a friend, you know where to find me.

Good on ya!

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