"But I'm old enough to know who everyone is," Pel says, voice going breathy as her throat tries to close up again. "And the people I choose...there's no reason they should choose me back. Everyone has something more important. You have to be a Warden. James has to be a Templar. You don't have any choice about that. And the people who don't have to do things...maybe Cyril could be around, but he wants to make life better for the Dalish and that means spending most of his time away. I don't have anyone for whom I'm the priority. I thought I did, I thought there were these mythical parents who gave me up for my own good, that they'd welcome me back the moment they had the chance--and none of that was true. It's so selfish of me, but there's really no evidence that it's going to be anyone but Sina and me. That was never what I wanted. I wanted a better life for her than the one I had. I wanted a better life for me."