She's ready to make a joke about explaining her thesis to him, as possibly the only person in Thedas equipped to actually understand it, but the turn in his tone derails the joke before she says it. Instead, her expression falters.
She can't help the sudden realization that the only person she'd really shown much emotion to after Granitefell was Tony. Thinking of Tony, at the moment, definitely doesn't help.
Involuntarily, her eyes get a bit bright and she blinks a few times. "Yeah, um. It's. The very first field work I ever did, back when we were with the Inquisition, we got captured by the Venatori. And at the time, I thought wow, I've maxed out how badly it can go my first trip out, but I guess I was wrong, so." It's a little wavery to be the joke it's intended to be. She badly doesn't want to cry in front of this man, who surely doesn't want to see her cry either. But even as stilted as it was, though, Stephen's assertion she'd be missed (was missed) gets her in a place she wasn't expecting.
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She can't help the sudden realization that the only person she'd really shown much emotion to after Granitefell was Tony. Thinking of Tony, at the moment, definitely doesn't help.
Involuntarily, her eyes get a bit bright and she blinks a few times. "Yeah, um. It's. The very first field work I ever did, back when we were with the Inquisition, we got captured by the Venatori. And at the time, I thought wow, I've maxed out how badly it can go my first trip out, but I guess I was wrong, so." It's a little wavery to be the joke it's intended to be. She badly doesn't want to cry in front of this man, who surely doesn't want to see her cry either. But even as stilted as it was, though, Stephen's assertion she'd be missed (was missed) gets her in a place she wasn't expecting.