[Barkspawn pants happily, leaning into that hand and nuzzling it.]

Nope, it really isn't. He's as badass as any of my order, he doesn't need to be on two legs to prove that. We rescued each other; first I cured him of this taint killing him, then he found me and evened the odds when these darkspawn found me and my friends. I can always trust him to have my back.