βNo,β is the automatic answer, without even having to stop to think about it, almost smiling in the response. Stephen hasnβt mentioned the girl much to anyone in detail, besides marvelling at Americaβs abilities and their implications, what it might mean to be able to open your own personal rifts in Thedas or be able to go home, but— thereβs still a fondness in his voice when he speaks of her.
βDark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, the two of you donβt look at all alike. And in personality, sheβsβ¦ well, ruder. Impatient. Punchy, literally and figuratively. But in other waysβ¦β
He trails off, trying to figure out what drew the line between them besides the fact that theyβre his mentees. There had to be something else which didnβt have anything to do with him.
In the end, he settles on: βShe was initially afraid of her powers, too. And sheβs curious and determined and independent. So, in some ways, I suppose youβre alike.β
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βDark hair, dark eyes, dark skin, the two of you donβt look at all alike. And in personality, sheβsβ¦ well, ruder. Impatient. Punchy, literally and figuratively. But in other waysβ¦β
He trails off, trying to figure out what drew the line between them besides the fact that theyβre his mentees. There had to be something else which didnβt have anything to do with him.
In the end, he settles on: βShe was initially afraid of her powers, too. And sheβs curious and determined and independent. So, in some ways, I suppose youβre alike.β