Finally read #2 today, loved it the most of all so far because of the background story of Bianca (even though it kind of conflicts with DA2 Legacy DLC about who her designer/maker was, well maybe not.. maybe Bianca designed it & the other dwarf actually made it for Varric, ugh went off topic!), BUT anyways I also hated it most so far because I truly hope the whole flirt line with Isabela was a complete fiction of MARIC's dream/nightmare.
(Statement coming from a girl who NEVER does a play-through of Origins without marrying Alistair mind you, so watch yourself Gaider!
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From David's comments in interviews on the comic storyline that I've seen (not sure if someone has already posted this, so feel free to ignore me from here on out if someone already has!), the reader is to assume the warden is alive & back in Denerim awaiting Alistair's return, having done the dark ritual of course; also that the role Alistair plays in the comics is to be compatible with either a friendship or romantic relation to the warden.
My opinion (sorry it's kind of long, but would love to hear opinions!), in the comics Alistair calls Varric & Isbela both "aquaintances" and even stretched out to say Zevran had a hand in them being his allies in this endeavor as well as other information gathered about the mission to help save Maric (IE: Titus & the connections leading to him). So I for one assume the "The Pearl 3 Way" never happened & they were strictly brought in by Zevran to help Alistair. (Zevran & Isabela go WAY back & of course Varric and Isabela live at the Hanged Man & see each other every day so why wouldn't they still be doing things together?) The conversations between both Alistair & Isabela to me sound like their typical personalities, Isabela coming off as doing this solely for her own self gain, sometimes acting humorously whorish, but really is a true ally & Alistair is just being Alistair in return, always having concern for others, putting them before himself, & always doing what he thinks is right.
UNTIL this nightmare however.. Having played origins over a dozen times, never leaving Alistair out of my party, I can safely say THAT was NOT Alistair. (He can't even jokingly pretend to be a high maintenance king and keep a straight face!) He's never been comfortable with the idea of being a king, certainly never wanted to be called "your highness"! In the previous comics when it focused on the information obtained by Maric's cellmate, he claimed Maric said he was obligated to leave the way he did & that he felt remorse for doing so. All of which he did because of a deal he made with The Witch. (He was expecting her to break him out of prison no?) So maybe this is his viewpoint of how Alistair SHOULD (in his eyes anyway) have been? Maker knows Cailan acted similar (high strung as king, even at a young age from Alistair's recollection upon meeting him) & considering Maric was with Cailan practically all of his life where as he was never really in Alistair's, I don't think a dream without Cailan in it is hard to believe at this point in the comics. I hate that the conclusion of this portion isn't cut & dry so we don't know if this is the case or not.
Damn cliff hangers..
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familiarity because she did the 3-way with Alistair, © flirty because Alistair is looonely, since wife died/disappeared/never existed (d) ??
