"Gwenaëlle." For all Romain is never truly gentle, it's quieter. "Perhaps I should have come sooner, at that." Before the Winter Palace, he had perhaps not taken the Inquisition as seriously as he might, but what truly worries him is the distance she has strictly maintained since his arrival. Because of her father, they had never been truly close, but she'd always been affectionate, blooming under his propensity to spoil her.

He had not truly expected to find her so changed, beyond the inconvenience of the anchor shard. He wonders, now, if he's given her more space than he should.