[Well, that assuages Hawke's bruised ego a little bit.]
[But more than that, it sounded almost like the beginnings of a confession. Hawke hadn't realized how much he'd grown to depend on those three little words until Anders had abruptly stopped saying them once they'd arrived here.]
So you won't mind if I decide not to braid my beard, then?
[Hawke, this is not the time for your stupid humor...]
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[But more than that, it sounded almost like the beginnings of a confession. Hawke hadn't realized how much he'd grown to depend on those three little words until Anders had abruptly stopped saying them once they'd arrived here.]
So you won't mind if I decide not to braid my beard, then?
[Hawke, this is not the time for your stupid humor...]