The Blood of the Dalish

[samahl]

WHO: Cyril Ashara, Merrick Ashara, Pel, Samouel Haines Gareth, Taashath, Galadriel, Kallian Endris, Bruce Banner, Eirlys Ancarrow, Anders, James Norrington, Beleth Ashara, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Iskandar
WHAT: Summary of content
WHEN: Sometime near the start of Umbralis
WHERE: From Skyhold to along the Serpentine River.
NOTES: OOC post for this plot is here.

The Inquisition has been here before. They visited to ease the tensions between Clan Frandruil and the human village Kaladoun. As they left, peace had seemed to be reached. The Clan's Keeper, Shoshanna, has not kept up her part of the treaty. The Clan was meant to leave and give the village space, but it seems there's always a good reason to stay in place. The Clan's First, Janna, has put aside her pride to reach out to the Inquisition for help. As she has been regularly communicating with the Dalish liaison for the Inquisition, Cyril has agreed to put together a team and help the clan vacate.

While they are there they will break into two groups, one will help the Clan pack up and the other will go into the village and ease tensions there. Once the Clan is ready, all members of the Inquisition who came will reunite and help the Clan move to a new location and settle, to help them get back into the spirit of the nomadic lifestyle.

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Eirlys Ancarrow, OTA

[ancarrow]

Eirlys is in remarkably good spirits, between the high she's still riding on after Satinalia and her excitement at finally getting to see a Dalish Clan for herself. She can be found in the middle of the group as they travel, still looking a little unsteady atop a horse though managing not to fall, listening to the chatter of the others and humming to herself, breaking off from the party when she spots a rare herb or plant to gather. In the evenings she sits near the fire, keeping one eye on dinner as it cooks and the other on grinding herbs.

[conqueredhearts]

Having ridden on horseback for most of his life (and beyond it apparently), Iskandar chuckled at the unsteadiness he saw. Riding up to her on his own horse, he gave her a warm smile. Horse and master were both huge but it seemed like he was not going for intimidation. Rather he was going for charm as he nodded to her horse. "If you relax and put your faith in your friend there then I think you may find it easier to stay on. More comfortable at the very least."

[ancarrow]

She grips onto the reins as though she's going to fall off at any moment, and while she manages a smile in return her nerves are clearly showing. "Are you sure? It feels like he's deliberately going as rough as possible, to see how long it will take me to fall. He probably has bets on with the other horses over it."

[conqueredhearts]

"Horses are sensitive creatures. They sense the tension in the air and feed off of it. By relaxing you tell him that everything is fine." He showed her by releasing his own reins so that they simply rested on the saddle, hands up in the air as his horse easily just continued on as if nothing was happening. When his hands lowered again, he took up the strap of leather again. "Besides, I can ride here at your side so that way you will never hit the ground. If you show any signs of falling I will catch you."

[ancarrow]

"I'd be most grateful if you did, though I don't want to slow you down." She felt more comfortable immediately at the idea of having someone by her side, and the horse seemed to feel it, relaxing beneath her.

[conqueredhearts]

"It would honor me to ride beside you. You are a beautiful woman and I would be pleased to get to know you better." He laughed gently, pleased to see horse and rider relaxing. He'd had a feeling that it would help if he was there to ride with her given the fact that he was nearly seven feet tall and with plenty of muscles to easily haul her to his horse if he saw her falling. "I am Iskandar. Who do I have the pleasure of riding with for this journey?"

[ancarrow]

She gives a light chuckle at the compliment, one she takes with a pinch of salt as she's never really considered herself beautiful, and is relieved when the horse slows its pace to match Iskandar's without her having to direct it to do so. "Eirlys Ancarrow. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Ser."

[conqueredhearts]

"Ser is something I often here in these lands when people address men. Is that a title of some sort that people give them?" He was curious and now seemed as good a time as any to ask about it. Besides, they would be riding together for a bit and she did seem quite willing to answer him. What more need be done beyond that?

[justice_is_blond]

"I was going to pick that one." He's teasing, still on the horse he's borrowing, watching her pick an herb. "But I suppose you beat me to it fair and square. Maybe I should simply ask how your trip went?"

[ancarrow]

"You can have it if you like, I've plenty." She offers it up to him as though it were a flower she'd picked especially for him, the same teasing glint in her eye.

"It went as well as can be expected." Her brow furrows over as she thinks of Halamshiral and how little the Inquisition would be able to do to change things there, wondering if the top brass even wanted to change things. "The elves there are distrustful of us, and they've every right to be. I don't think half the supplies ended up where they should - it seems people are more willing to sell them on the black market than actually use them to cure their sick and infirm."

...I missed this when skimming through for tags, I'm so sorry.

[justice_is_blond]

She gets a grin and as much of a bow as he can manage from the horse's back as he accepts the flower.

"I thank you for your generosity, my lady, and will keep it in mind for the future."

The other has him sobering up, though. "That... happens. Elves or humans, if they've struggled sometimes their views have narrowed down to survival in the moment just so they can make it another day. Selling the objects brings food to the table today as opposed to healing items that will help in a week. I saw it a great deal in Darktown, but what matters is that you did help and they'll remember it. You may have saved a life. Remember that, not what they did with the supplies."