With so many people around, even a large fortress like this can feel incredibly crowded.
[Bruce certainly feels as such - even more now, with all the rumors about him. Avoiding people and crowds has never been harder these days. More than once he's tempted to put in his resignation and leave the Inquisition entirely--but the commitment he has to his patients is something he can't turn away from. There are still so many that need help and Bruce could never turn them away.
He hunches a little, trying to make himself smaller at Morrigan's next words - an instinctive reaction more than anything else. Bruce has never liked talking about the dark parts of himself that he'd rather remain buried. All things considered his mage status is just the surface - but it's still something.]
I had practice. [He eventually says after a long pause.] People are always trying to see the obvious signs; once you hide them, its much easier to blend in.
[Another pause.]
Children always did know better, though. [And Kieran did seem like an incredibly sharp child.]
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[Bruce certainly feels as such - even more now, with all the rumors about him. Avoiding people and crowds has never been harder these days. More than once he's tempted to put in his resignation and leave the Inquisition entirely--but the commitment he has to his patients is something he can't turn away from. There are still so many that need help and Bruce could never turn them away.
He hunches a little, trying to make himself smaller at Morrigan's next words - an instinctive reaction more than anything else. Bruce has never liked talking about the dark parts of himself that he'd rather remain buried. All things considered his mage status is just the surface - but it's still something.]
I had practice. [He eventually says after a long pause.] People are always trying to see the obvious signs; once you hide them, its much easier to blend in.
[Another pause.]
Children always did know better, though. [And Kieran did seem like an incredibly sharp child.]