Hermione nods absently. "Though sometimes I can't help but wonder if this isn't all just some elaborate dream on my part. Being here, talking to all of you. But then I remember that I don't have nearly enough imagination to create a world like Thedas and...." And she doesn't have the luxury to keep pretending she's safely asleep in her dorm.

"And I have to come to grips with this being my reality for the time being. And yours for the foreseeable future."