Hold Me Here The coin sits heavy in your pocket, but it’s a comforting reminder. That much coin will make running so much safer… and if nothing goes wrong, you can come back to an even bigger pile at the end. Thinking about it objectively… You’ve traveled across dangerous terrain alone before. The biggest risk isn’t surviving, it’s surviving undiscovered… as you well know. You’ll have to give a lot of thought to how much…
Convincing Monday morning normally means a return to training with the Iron Bull, but you’re not sure you have the energy for it. You suspect the burst of anxiety and panic the last few days has inspired in you drained away any excess energy you got from sleeping for a whole day. Which is a pity, because you could really use that energy now that you’re about to embark on a brutal cross-country journey through…
Unexpected You tried to say no. You really did. Within the confines of manners and your own respective positions of power (the Inquisitor being something akin to your boss’s boss’s boss who also has an army), you really tried to refuse. But the Inquisitor not only wasn’t having any of it, he barely seemed to be aware of your protests. Either that or he was just ignoring them. So, on Tuesday morning, you’ll apparently be…
The More Things Change You can’t possibly return to the rotunda, but the last thing you want is to deal with Bull. He’s probably not even planning on training today, what with everything that happened with Krem yesterday— Ah… Yesterday was Saturday. That means, you realize belatedly, today is Sunday. A blessing and a curse. Belassan, Revas… but also Solas, elven. You’re not sure you’re comfortable taking a lesson from him after what you just…
Truth or Dare You realize halfway down the stairs from the Great Hall that you’re doing the exact thing you promised Solas you wouldn’t do. Leaving, alone, to walk through the night where there are probably any number of humans who might want to finish the job that Underhill started. While still bandaged up. So, basically, with a huge lyrium-lit sign announcing who you are and how easy it would be to jump you. Sigh.…
You’re Awake You awaken in a bolt of pure panic to the sensation of probing magic. Your eyes snap open, you bolt upright, and you shove the person looming over you full in the chest. Your first instinct is to run now and figure out where you are later, but your head is spinning violently enough to give you pause. Your vision goes blurry and the world threatens to go black. “Emma, it’s just me!”…
Morning Shock You take medicine when the cold starts sinking into your sore bones, but while it makes you just as loopy as ever, it doesn’t put you to sleep. You spend the night staring vaguely up at the ceiling, wondering what you’re going to do all winter, when it’s too cold to leave the fortress and sleep in the woods outside Skyhold. You almost hate yourself for hoping it, but if Solas gets sent…
Elven Fears Despite your determination to share your food with Solas, there’s still quite a bit left after the two of you have eaten your fill. There’s a fairly good chance you’d just keep eating it if you brought the leftover soft, baked sweets to your desk, but you think of a better idea. You gather the sweets, excuse yourself, and head up into the library. You acquiesce to give Dorian a muffin, but your…
Fussing Knowing you could tear Skyhold apart from the inside is an amusing feeling. You’ve no actual desire to do so, of course; this place is important. No matter your personal feelings on the Inquisition, the Inquisitor, or any of the advisors… They’re doing something that needs to be done. Arguably. None of the other nations are in a position to do shit against what apparently actually is an ancient magister darkspawn with a dragon,…
You Believe Him You awake in a burst of panic to the sensation of magic. You sit bolt upright, the weight of a wolf pelt falling from your shoulders. You’d known it! You’d known it, that bastard, he must have… must have drugged you and been poking around, that son of a… The sensation of magic fades, but the air is still thick with the remnants as you try to clear your foggy head. You…