The Nightingale's scouts are something of a permanent fixture around Skyhold. Never in the same place, of course, but there are always eyes, always ears. They gather secrets as surely as the wind brushes through the ivy scaling the tower walls, and they have heard of a rifter asking after the Nightingale and mentions of Cole with that.

It is enough to raise her interests, cautiously, and as such she has a runner deliver a message to her, requesting her presence in the Rookery.

Light filters from the space in the roof, ravens caw, and Leliana is writing letters, sealing one and handing it to a scout. "With Baron Plucky, if you would," and she ignores the way the scout pales a little before going to face their fate wrangling the raven. She does not need to look to be aware of the presence at the top of the stairs.

"Yes?"