"I know," Felix replies, his voice kind as he answered. "That's what makes this interaction even more important, right? The fact that you're unique..." He felt a little embarrassed then to sound so blunt about it. He didn't want Cole to assume that he considered him something to be consumed. Too many Tevinter mages treated spirits that way.

"Do you know..." He paused, uncertain how to word it politely because he still cared about not being rude - even to someone that others might not consider a person. He was used to being around people who considered others less than them, he didn't want to become one of them. "Do you know how you came to be that way?"