"And he needs all of the additional weight on his shoulders as well?...He's already had to carry around the burden of being the son of Maric Theirin, king of Ferelden. I wanted a normal, human, life for him...not one that would always be attached to being the son of an Orlesian, a mage, and an elf," naturally it meant something to her and the weight of her own grief was something she had carried around for years, but she carried it, "I imagine Loghain would have redoubled his efforts to have Alistair killed if he knew as well."