"Through fear, perhaps."

Alistair scrapes at the ground with a thumbnail.

"The Calling means we're close to death. It means it's time to say our goodbyes and head to the Deep Roads to fall with our weapons in hand, slaughtering as many darkspawn as we can on the way down. Our last noble hurrah." He shrugs. "We all face it gladly, but it's not as if we wake up every morning and think, 'wow, I hope today's the day I start hearing the song of my own impending demise!'"