The mark on your hand? Bother is the wrong word.

[He waves his hand as he tries to find the words. If Lavellan is paying close attention, she might notice that he's wearing a ring of raw lyrium.]

It... reminds me of the Fade, and I have been away from it for longer than I ever have been. I am trapped in the mortal world, and I did not know of any way to go back.

It is... [He has to struggle for the right description.] It soothes me, but it makes me ache for the Fade as well.