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 Was the finger amputation at the end really necessary? She could have just thrown the ring at him instead of having her fingers bitten off. Now how is she supposed to wield both Silence and Sorrow with only three fingers on her left hand? And despite what Ember thinks about Alistair actually loving her I think he's just delusional, he doesn't love her he just wants to control her. To him she's like a wild stallion he wants to break, I mean he took joy in her submissive attitude! Barrow would never do that, he actually loves her because of her personality and doesn't want to mold her to suit his own tastes like Alistair.