Varric nodded, looking aggrieved and offended. "It's their own faults if they get robbed blind, really."
They spent a few minutes going over the drawing of the estate. Varric kept dipping his quill into a well of red ink and circling spots that were likely to have valuables. "I know a guy who used to sell this putz- well, he sold a lot of things," Varric said blithely, explaining how he knew what the dude might have.
And all night, he kept stealing glances at her. When she wasn't looking, when she was drinking or laughing or leaning over to look at the map and her hair fell into her eyes like that. It was a shock just how hard the news of Fenris and Hawke had hit him. Varric had thought he maybe had a slight case of 'wow she's pretty huh' and nothing more, much like Merrill's cute little crush. But hearing about Hawke with someone else - something actually believable and credible (given the glances and the flirting and how they'd looked at each other and) - had struck him like a blow to the chest.
Now that he realized just how bad he had it, the dwarf couldn't stop looking at her.
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Date: 2017-12-01 12:31 am (UTC)They spent a few minutes going over the drawing of the estate. Varric kept dipping his quill into a well of red ink and circling spots that were likely to have valuables. "I know a guy who used to sell this putz- well, he sold a lot of things," Varric said blithely, explaining how he knew what the dude might have.
And all night, he kept stealing glances at her. When she wasn't looking, when she was drinking or laughing or leaning over to look at the map and her hair fell into her eyes like that. It was a shock just how hard the news of Fenris and Hawke had hit him. Varric had thought he maybe had a slight case of 'wow she's pretty huh' and nothing more, much like Merrill's cute little crush. But hearing about Hawke with someone else - something actually believable and credible (given the glances and the flirting and how they'd looked at each other and) - had struck him like a blow to the chest.
Now that he realized just how bad he had it, the dwarf couldn't stop looking at her.