"Yeah," Krem assured, giving Thomas's hand a gentle squeeze. "Yeah, I'm alright. It's--it's to make me infertile? It'll help balance a lot of my hormones, too, so I'll have less chance of any complications further down the line. So it's a preventative thing."

He was nervous--frightened. Surgeries were not common in Thedas, and they could be dangerous. He knew they were safer here, and he was trying not to think of frightening outcomes.

"It's just one more step of making me look and feel a bit more like I should."