"The world is falling down around our ears, there is a blighted dragon in Coriccilo's service and as a Warden you know what that means and what the cost to kill such a thing truly is, all Wardens hear the call one way or another at the moment and you have been a Grey Warden for a decade. Nathaniel, we are all on limited time to begin with. As a Warden? You have less time still." This is not so complicated a thing, truly.

"Take what joy and pleasures you can in the time you have. You have taken your pleasure. Marvelous! Go team, hurrah, well done you. Now you must take your joy."