I was afraid you were going to say that. [He grimaced. How fitting would it be to lose her just as he got her back?]

[There certainly was no hiding his relief when she admitted that it was merely a role of being an annoyance. He didn't believe it, at least not entirely (if danger truly presented itself, Hawke would find it), but he could fake like he did.]

[Not to mention fake his way through yet another pang of jealous in the process.]

I'll have to give this Tony a piece of my mind. Occupying your attention. Bastard.