He came around and crouched in front of her, reaching up to take her hands gently in his. He rubbed at them, his palms calloused from days of work, both before and after coming to Thedas.

"I know it's hard," he said softly. "Things like this make looking for the good parts hard, believe me. But if nothing else, have faith in the people you care about. That's what I've always put my trust in, and it's worked out pretty good so far. Probably not very helpful right now, I know, but it's kind of all I got."