Hawke can't hide the smile that forms across his features, though his keeps his eyes ahead of him and upon the night sky. "That's quite the compliment..." and it really was. Though he doubted Varric would agree. Not enough flourish in his silly tale, nothing to truly write home about. Still, it was nice to be able to share in it with Anders. Exceptionally nice to be close to him as he did so.

"It was one of Bethany's favourite stories..." Hawke let his eyes fall closed, letting out a faint sigh through his nose as bittersweet memories began to return. "My father told it a lot to us for that reason."