[ No term more correct is offered; partner, it seems, is good enough. ]

Well, I would hope you weren't expecting it. Not only would that mean that your tolerance for risk is far too high, it also would mean that the two of us are losing our touch.

[ And, a bit less archly - ]

He's a Bard by training. I've spent my life in service to Ferelden. He's reasonably open about his history, but I don't share mine too widely.

[ A spy's apology if ever there was one - handing over a vulnerability. ]