Northstar Vale this is exactly what kojima envisioned

A mere nod of affirmation;
her dwelling and that of her people, yes. It is when he speaks of his own mem'ry of this selfsame vale-visitation that Andraste steps from the perimeters; invites him to indulge a promenade by her side as they begin their slow revolution through the chambers of ridges and o'er crag.  "I hope that ze recollection of this place has been kind upon your life,"  the fée murmurs, truthful.

She meant it well; perhaps such a stay within this secluded place had helped meld the male into whom-ever he had become today, as the willows had.