That's okay, Garahel doesn't seem offended. He remains in case she changes her mind, but doesn't push for it. Being obnoxious is only for light moments where begging and belly rubs can happen. Inessa will compliment him later but for now keeps her focus on Hermione. She sighs and nods slowly, unable to argue with that. "There's always something. I thought that after the Blight, the Grey Wardens wouldn't be as needed, that it would be relatively uneventful for them, but...that hasn't been true at all. And no one else has had a reprieve, either.

We keep fighting because otherwise, it pulls us under. There might not be a clear period of victory, but every day where we're still alive and able to move forward, that's a minor victory in itself. For ourselves, for those who need us. I have to believe that."