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30. Did they agree to Morrigan's ritual? If so why, or why not? Aw man. Okay. So...

We said there was some yelling between him and Zev, who'd insist it was foolish of Ulric to be willingly throwing his life away.

'And what is it you want to hear, Zev? What do you want me to say?!' 'That you shall live! You must! There must be a way! Whatever the cost!'

However, the Warden would be adamant that if somebody (close to him) died bc he was knowingly trying to avoid his own death, he wouldn't be able to live w himself anyway. Zev, betrayed, would throw his hands into the air and just storm away (just like he did, when needled about the earring 👀).

Exhausted and defeated, Ulric would retire to his chambers to find Morrigan there. And she's offering a way out. He'd be very suspicious.

'It cannot be this easy! How could it be this easy?!'

He'd hesitate, because just a few minutes ago he'd still thought he was a dead man, he'd sit down on the bed and stare in front of himself blankly for a moment. Which Morrigan might understand as an uncertainty whether he wants to go through with it or not, so she'd say the 'Think of Zevran!' line.

And he'd just mumble '"Whatever the cost."' The only reason for him to hesitate would be his loyalty. He was a seducer before Zev, he slept with a lot of people. Morrigan included. Even while he and Zev started sleeping together. But then Morrigan dumped him as she was not interested in being a substitute and since then for Ulric it was Zev and Zev only.

However, at the time, Morrigan's his second favourite person in the world, so he'd look at her and ask: 'Would you have me then? One last time?'

SO.

Wow. He'd feel incredibly relieved. Would have problems believing it could work, but he trusts Morrigan. He'd feel a little guilty. Guilty about actually being happy that he gets to be with her again. But he's quite rational and he'd rather risk Zevran disappointed he was 'unfaithful' than Zevran miserable over his inevitable death. The unfaithful part they can yell out (hiss it out in Zevran's case). If he dies, it's over. u_u