A fine thing to say to the mage who just healed you.

[Clearly a joke. He's smiling before the mock-outraged sentence is even over, hoisting Anders up a little higher on his shoulder to help them move a little easier.]

Good. I like you being by my side.

[There's a long pause there and Hawke spends a moment wondering if there is a good, subtle way to say what's on his mind.]

Anders, do you- think we could ever...?

[Nope. There isn't.]