Now is not the time to bring up how very much the Wardens are all they've got, and they're all going to die young. Or young-ish. And in those circumstances you take what happiness you can find, and hang the difficulties.

Ysalwen snickers, instead, over in her distant version of Thedas.

CAI: He's very biddable?
CAI: And maybe she likes that little tiny patch of facial hair on his chin?
CAI: And he's very sweet with babies and young children
CAI: Okay that is damning with faint praise
CAI: But I can't look at Nate that way
CAI: It makes the world feel all askew