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Exactly! He exclaimed at Elanna’s comment about how it wouldn’t entirely cure it, but it wouldn’t kill them either. The not having to die because of it was a definitely incredible plus side to things. He wouldn’t mind so much falling in battle fighting the darkspawn, but the idea of just, fucking off to the deep roads to just lay down and die, never sat well with Nathaniel.

He grinned as she commented about how he could have the family he’d always wanted to, then shrugged at the drawbacks. It wasn’t without risk, though Rosalie was certain that with her tests on animals, that it wouldn’t result in death, which would have been a definite deterrent to him agreeing to be a test subject.

There could be side effects, though nothing she thinks that will be dire, based on the animal testing she did. It also means having to be treated for the rest of my life, but I think that’s an acceptable handoff considering the benefits. It wasn’t like he couldn’t ever have kids without the treatment, it was just *very* unlikely.