[ Solas sighs deeply and leans down to rest his forehead against Lad's. They were here together and if Solas had wanted, had truly wanted to abandon the man, he would have walked out by now. Instead, he was here and he wanted to make sure Lad understood at least that much. ]

You should not wait for someone to change their mind, da'samahl, [ he murmurs. ] You have far more worth than that. I can give you what I can offer for as long as I am able.

[ In whatever measure that would end up taking in their journey together. All he wanted was to be sure Lad understood. ]