[ The soft sincerity creeps its way under his skin in a manner that he would have found unsettling, before he really started hanging out with Hawke and the crew. He wouldn't call it unsettling at all now, but considering it's another reminder of how soft he really is, he's not going to admit that outloud, either.

Instead, he switches his focus over to considering the different effects of a bond. ]

Huh. You know, sharing thoughts and emotions would make a great twist in the next chapter of my romance series.

[ Of course, that doesn't mean he wants anything like that himself. ]

I'm guessing it's another one of those things that you don't get to actually pick when making a bond?