Okay. That's fine. He gave the option. Ellie won't judge him...probably.
"She spoke to me." His shoulders even out, and then slowly relax. "When I was a boy, barely into double digits. Andraste appeared to me, spoke to me. Don't ask me what she said; that's between me and her and the Maker Himself. But she guided my path, led me to the light. She was..." The words don't come, and he shakes his head. "Magnificent doesn't scratch the surface. It wasn't a dream. I'm certain of it. And I've seen signs ever since. Not all the time, not even often, but sometimes I'm given a sign, and I know where to go, what to do. I have been blessed by the Maker's hand and Andraste's grace."
He smiles serenely. It doesn't take long for it to turn into a grimace. He can hear someone else's words hissed in his ear. Did you think you were special? No. Yes. Maybe.
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"She spoke to me." His shoulders even out, and then slowly relax. "When I was a boy, barely into double digits. Andraste appeared to me, spoke to me. Don't ask me what she said; that's between me and her and the Maker Himself. But she guided my path, led me to the light. She was..." The words don't come, and he shakes his head. "Magnificent doesn't scratch the surface. It wasn't a dream. I'm certain of it. And I've seen signs ever since. Not all the time, not even often, but sometimes I'm given a sign, and I know where to go, what to do. I have been blessed by the Maker's hand and Andraste's grace."
He smiles serenely. It doesn't take long for it to turn into a grimace. He can hear someone else's words hissed in his ear. Did you think you were special? No. Yes. Maybe.
"Hard not to believe after that."