"Oh yes, it's literally my job to be good at them." And after the next part, she smiles quickly. "And how about that, I'm a mercenary myself." It's the best summary of what she did. The Champion title has more weight to it, but the truth is being the Champion meant going around killing people for the city. So basically the same thing. With a fancy title. Hawke started as a mercenary in Kirkwall to get money and protection for her family, and it's how she sees herself.

"I fight with a bow and with dual knives. If I could have a projectile stabby thing, I would take it." She doesn't seem bothered at all that he was from a mercenary school. "I started fighting young too. We didn't have a school though, not exactly. You learned from parents or warriors that roamed around, or if you joined anywhere that wanted fighters at hand."