Maybe he's made his peace with it. Some people do when they know that they have only so much time left to them. You can't go second guessing him or his state of mind, that isn't fair to him or yourself, it'll show.
[Speaking of Leandra's father isn't fair but the prince consort's illness, the queen's abdication for her daughter: Araceli was young but still old enough that it all left an impression.]
If he needs a friend then be there. Listen. Sometimes you can tell when someone needs that nudge to talk but if he doesn't then let it be, believe me, lying awake picking at things you can't change doesn't do as much good as you tell yourself it does. [Korrin can't have missed that Araceli's done that more since coming to Kirkwall. For all that she's settled, life is different. Araceli's different. She wouldn't change it for anything but there's far more that has to be considered now that keeps her awake when she might otherwise be curled up peacefully.]
Red lyrium has more people working on it that do understand things compared to the shards. [Guilt creeps in. An old argument with Sina from the creation of the garden and all the ways the Inquisition never helped her as she lies dying: Korrin's friend is still going to die but they know more than they do about what someone else in their midst has been struggling with for two long years.]
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[Speaking of Leandra's father isn't fair but the prince consort's illness, the queen's abdication for her daughter: Araceli was young but still old enough that it all left an impression.]
If he needs a friend then be there. Listen. Sometimes you can tell when someone needs that nudge to talk but if he doesn't then let it be, believe me, lying awake picking at things you can't change doesn't do as much good as you tell yourself it does. [Korrin can't have missed that Araceli's done that more since coming to Kirkwall. For all that she's settled, life is different. Araceli's different. She wouldn't change it for anything but there's far more that has to be considered now that keeps her awake when she might otherwise be curled up peacefully.]
Red lyrium has more people working on it that do understand things compared to the shards. [Guilt creeps in. An old argument with Sina from the creation of the garden and all the ways the Inquisition never helped her as she lies dying: Korrin's friend is still going to die but they know more than they do about what someone else in their midst has been struggling with for two long years.]