And that was a little more than a "simple spell," I take it.

[It's not a question, the way he says it – more like an admonishment. Half-turned to face her, he waits for Hawke to catch her breath, quietly watching. Making sure she's not going to pitch face forward into the sand, probably.

Once she looks like she's good to go, he sets off once more. A few moments pass in silence before he speaks up again, tone carefully neutral.]

So if it wasn't heroics, then what was it you were trying to do back there?

[Because it looked suspiciously like she was trying to jump start the ship's engines and nearly knock herself out in the process.]