[This, at least, is something he has practice deflecting, even if he hates that he needs to be fielding this at all. If there is a god out there, Lavellan supposes its sense of humor is particularly grim.]

No? I had command of one of the largest political powers in Thedas handed to me through no accomplishment of my own. The means to shape the world to my liking on a silver platter. Quite an ordeal, let me tell you.