It's... If he chooses to have nothing to do with the child, it's nothing on you, and nothing on your child. It's him. His irresponsibility, his failure. You're not being abandoned. He's not being responsible. And you've your family-by-choice that's not abandoning you either.
[It's hard. It will take more than words for her to get over that fear; it will take time and seeing. He's still worried some of the time about the Wardens now that Herc is gone, still sometimes fears that Nate will find someone better. But it's getting better.]
I trust you, and you tell things to me straight even if I don't want to hear them. [A flash of an apologetic smile.] And you try to make me comfortable even when it's just my jaw.
The first is what friends are for, and the last is what healers are for. I daresay I fit into both slots. Are there any other services I can provide? I know where to get cats. There aren't any nearby Darkspawn I can kill for you, though.
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[At least he can be certain on that point.]
It's... If he chooses to have nothing to do with the child, it's nothing on you, and nothing on your child. It's him. His irresponsibility, his failure. You're not being abandoned. He's not being responsible. And you've your family-by-choice that's not abandoning you either.
[It's hard. It will take more than words for her to get over that fear; it will take time and seeing. He's still worried some of the time about the Wardens now that Herc is gone, still sometimes fears that Nate will find someone better. But it's getting better.]
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You're probably right. I just need to think on it, is all. I need...bolstering. Like this. What you're doing.
[She has secluded herself so much lately, and now she has to make a conscious effort to end that seclusion. She has to rely on people.]
I want...I want you to deliver my baby.
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It would be my honor, Pel.
[It takes a lot of trust to ask that, especially when she's got options. It means the world to have her trust.]
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The first is what friends are for, and the last is what healers are for. I daresay I fit into both slots. Are there any other services I can provide? I know where to get cats. There aren't any nearby Darkspawn I can kill for you, though.