Hawke lay panting, gripping his injured side but looking at the rapidly closing rift with satisfaction, his sacrifice would not be in vain. He turned to the creature.
"They’ve left you, just like everyone you’ve ever cared about, and now there is only meeee" hissed the thing
Gripping his staff, Hawke eyed the menacing legs warily, watching their supple forms flick and dance towards him in teasing patterns. Too late, he saw the ninth leg (was that a leg?) snake around behind him and pin him to the floor. He felt something furry caress his face.
"I’ve been alone here for sooo long…" hissed the thing
Struggling proved to be in vain, hawke felt a sort of lassitude come over him as he gave in to the amorous appendages gently nudging his knees apart.
"sooo very, very long" hissed the thing
Hawke, seeing his chance to reply with an angry red fist option when the dialogue wheel popped up, saw the heart icon in the upper left corner instead, and shrugged.