[His shoulders loosened as Varric breathed out. He wasn't the only one that had considered it. Even Watanuki, his ever present voice of reason, had allowed it to sit in his brain.]

[But he'd also done more than just think about it. Varric clenched his fists, casting a glower in the direction of the phone. As if that were to blame.]

I called him. Asked him if the motives could be combined. If I could rid that thing that killed her from existence, and then pull her out...

I thought about it. For a second, hell, more than a second, I was willing to give up you, the girls, all of it.