Hey now. [He honestly tried to keep a threatening note to his voice, but his mirth was evident despite his best efforts. If anything, the taunt was just another reminder that things that things were normal, even if Varric knew better. Even with Hawke occupying most of his attention, he was painfully aware of the bleak landscape around them.]

[He shook the thoughts from his head, offering the woman a scowl in the process. Leave it to her to pick up on his troubles. He'd almost forgotten how easily she could read him.]

Just wondering how we're going to get out of this mess. [He let out a sigh. He'd crawled his way out of deeper shit, he supposed. Never mind the fact that he was only scraping at the very top of all his troubles. Hawke didn't need to trouble herself with the rest of it.] What about you? And don't even think about avoiding the question.