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[hawkethat]

[Hawke glances over at the little dog...oh, wow, she's probably got at least a pound of sand sticking to her wet hair. That's going to be fun to clean up. But she sure does look cute, asleep with her head on her little paws...!]

She sure did.

[If Anders was expecting him to protest the nickname, he'll be disappointed. Hawke had long ago learned there was little point, as Anders had demonstrated so thoroughly with Champion.]

I guess that means we can't leave yet.

[What a flimsy excuse...]

[onetrackminds]

Your life revolves around her needs.

[teasing, because he does want to stay.]

Did you swim often before? Ferelden was too cold most of the year.

[hawkethat]

If you can't stop and take a little time to let the puppy sleep, what can you stop to make time for?

[That's a rhetorical question, btw; he doesn't expect an answer.]

There was a river just outside of Lothering where Father taught us to swim. Carver and I would swim there a lot in the summer when we were younger.

[onetrackminds]

What was Lothering like?

[he doesn't remember asking these questions before okay.]

[hawkethat]

Muddy.

[He says this with a smile. And it's okay, Hawke doesn't mind answering Anders' question. <3]

Quiet. Peaceful. Town was full of farmers and travelers and dogs, and the farms were full of crops, wheat and barley and vegetables and fruit...

[Give him a second here, wallowing in nostalgia...]

...Well, until the Blight came, at any rate.

[Okay, done with nostalgia.]

[onetrackminds]

So the same as most of Ferelden, then?

[he's not a native Fereldan, after all, though he's been through his share of villages on the run.]

...I hear it was one of the first places to get overrun.

[hawkethat]

[Hawke laughs a little] Pretty much exactly like the rest of Ferelden.

[His mirth abates quite a lot as he starts to remember that.]

It was. Carver had barely made it home from the battle at Ostagar when we had to flee.

[onetrackminds]

He must have been lucky to make it out at all.

[wow sudden serious topic.]

I imagine it didn't take them long to rebuild, though. That's one thing you can say about Fereldans.

[hawkethat]

He was extremely lucky.

[Yeah oops why are they talking about this? This is far too srs bsns for a naked chat on the beach!]

Yes, that and we all smell like dogs.

[Much better!]

[onetrackminds]

Wet dog at the moment.

[yes definitely better.]

[hawkethat]

[Hawke grins, and squeezes his arm around Anders' shoulders, snugging him closer.]

I guess I'm pretty lucky you like me enough to tolerate that, huh?

[onetrackminds]

Incredibly lucky.

[hawkethat]

Mmm. However can I show my gratitude for such a concession?

[onetrackminds]

I'm sure you can come up with something.

[hawkethat]

I'll be sure to let you know when I do, then.

[onetrackminds]

Don't take too long. I might change my mind, you know.

[hawkethat]

I won't take too long. But I don't think you'll change your mind even if I do.

[onetrackminds]

You're confident, are you?

[hawkethat]

I like to think I know you fairly well by now.

[onetrackminds]

Am I becoming predictable?

[hawkethat]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[onetrackminds]

It isn't?

[although he sounds more like he's just seeking a compliment.]

[hawkethat]

It'd be a bad thing if I didn't feel that way at this point, don't you think?

[Hawke'd be a pretty shitty lover if he didn't know what kinds of things make Anders happy.]

[onetrackminds]

You have a lifetime of knowing what to expect ahead of you.

[Even if a lifetime for Anders most likely won't be that long whoops.]

[hawkethat]

As long as you're with me.