[ OPEN ] Here we are...

[fightingdirty]

WHO: Lena Meravas, Taaranda Olanat and YOU!
WHAT: Two mercenary Vashoth (not Qunari, ya fools) arrive dirty and tired to Skyhold, where they settle in and await bear hugs from Korrin.
WHEN: early Bloomingtide
WHERE: all over Skyhold
NOTES: These two are part of the Valo-Kas mercenary company. If your character knew Korrin from before her time in the Inquisition, chances are they would know Lena too, and Taaranda if they came across the Valo-Kas in the last two years.

By the time the path before them opens up to reveal the valley dotted with tents, the raised ground off to the side with huts being constructed, and the stronghold itself, Lena can't help but shout: "About fucking time!" She and Taaranda are arriving on foot, and the mountain is a bitch to climb, but they've done it, and now they just need to get inside and put their feet up somewhere.

The two are a strange sight as they pass through the various camps outside Skyhold. Of course there are whispers of an upcoming Qunari invasion, but the women splattered with mud barely pay them any heed. Apparently there is always a Qunari invasion on the horizon when someone with horns steps into a person's eye line.

The younger of the two has boundless energy, it appears, eyes darting around to take it all in. She expresses excitement to the older one, who looked vaguely bored, but maybe it's just the fact that she's bone tired.

"Bring it down a notch," Lena says as they enter the gate and the lower courtyard of Skyhold spreads before them. "Unless you want to run around and find us the tavern. Or Korrin." Over the next few hours, the women settle in, explore the place, and start to meet new people anywhere and everywhere within Skyhold.


[ ooc: please say in the subject line if you want a threeway thread with both, or separate threads with each, or just pick one lady. whatever you'd prefer! set the scene at any location in skyhold too; they're exploring! ]

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THREEWAY, BABY.

[gatheringstorm]

Having urged them to arrive as soon as possible, Korrin's on edge while waiting for her long-held wish to finally come true. Unable to stay still, the Vashoth mage is in the training ring alone, going through the maneuvers Vivienne has insisted she do daily. Never one to shirk hard work, she's doubly grateful for the routine now.

It doesn't take her long to overhear worried mutters about a 'Qunari invasion', which she's stopped hearing ever since people got used to seeing herself, Kas and the other usual suspects around. She tries not to get her hopes up too much, knowing that the Valo-Kas aren't the only 'qunari' out there, but the coincidences is too much to prevent her from glancing around every so often. If they don't spot her, she'll see them sooner or later.

[suplexpert]

"There's a tavern! I mean, how else are people going to get along without a tavern around? People need taverns."

Despite any potential sour looks thrown their way, Taaranda still looks chipper as she marches along still full of energy alongside Lena. She gazes around the camps curiously, her eyes catching onto the Grey Warden insignia as they pass by, as well as the obvious refugees that are about.

But there it is: Skyhold. More impressive in person than it ever was on paper.

Her eyes scan over the crowd, and it is impossible to mistake Korrin for anyone else here. Taaranda grins broadly and rushes through to reach the mage.

"KORRIN! Lena! Lena, look!" Taaranda throws her arms around Korrin by the waist and lifts her up. "I found her!!" she says, downright pleased with herself.

[fightingdirty]

It is an impressive place. Better than what Haven looked like; that's for damn sure. She follows after, a swagger to her step and a bit of a smirk on her lips.

"All I can do is fucking look, now that you've made me go deaf, Taar." Still, she sounds more amused than annoyed, seeing how Korrin is currently being lifted in the air. "Well, we're finally here," she announces, stopping beside them, hands on her hips. "Ready for drinks, if you ask me." And hugs, she's sure.

[gatheringstorm]

Taaranda easily stands out above the more numerous smaller folk, of course, but her quick stride means Korrin barely has time to tuck in her spirit blade and straighten up. She braces herself for impact, but that has little effect, as usual. Her fellow Valo-Kas sister's notable strength hasn't decreased any in the time they've spent apart, and she can certainly feel it in her ribs.

For the moment, she can do little else but hold onto Taaranda so she doesn't ruin her dignity further by flailing. She laughs, or tries to, though that isn't easily accomplished in Taaranda's death grip of love. "'Kay, but...air! Andraste's ass, I swear you got stronger." Lena, help.

...she's just going to keep smirking isn't she.

Three works!

[justice_is_blond]

When a woman comes into the healing tents whispering about new qunari invaders, Anders pauses in his work for a moment, listens for screams, and upon hearing none he resumes what he's doing. There's always someone panicking around Skyhold about one thing or another. He's been the unwarranted cause of it a time or two; there's no cause to react.

It's when he's done with his current task and ducks out of the tent to go for a quick tea run that he sees what's likely the cause and can't help but smile faintly. Two? That's an invasion? It's a good thing the woman had never been near Kirkwall.

"May I suggest signs that say something along the lines of 'not actually invading?' Provided you're not. There are a few who are prone to overreacting in the area."

[fightingdirty]

"There are a few everywhere," Lena replies, glancing down at the man before her eyes follow the path he took from the healers' tents. "Either they get over it, or we leave before they can ruin another pair of pants pissing themselves. It'll have to be the former this time."

[suplexpert]

"Though I could probably together a couple of pretty handy signs! I imagine they'd probably get worn out pretty fast, though. We travel loads."

i'm gonna assume eventual fourway tbh;

[foxsays]

From her vantage point over the gate, she gets a good view of Skyhold's comings and goings as she waits for Korrin to be done training now that she herself is done with working through some of the notes and reports from her recent mission to Antiva. Usually it's boring. Grey Wardens waving and announcing themselves, people going to and from the valley camp, scouts and soldiers. If she's lucky there are merchants with slightly more fresh and interesting gossip.

Two ladies of the horned persuasion are certainly more interesting than most and once they're through the gate, they're confronted by a young rifter woman, scrambling down just enough so she can jump the rest of the way to land with a flourish.

"Araceli Bonaventura, at your service," she greets, giving them a bow because she has manners of course. "Can I assist you ladies?"

[fightingdirty]

It occurs to Lena that from what she's heard of Araceli, she should have expected a greeting such as this. Whether she knows the two Vashoth on sight from Korrin's descriptions or is just looking to be friendly has yet to be seen, but it's a decent start.

And man, she has great tits. She should really just jump down from high places all the time so they bounce like that.

Anyway, Lena tears her gaze from that distraction to say "Lena. Heard a lot about you."

[suplexpert]

The extravagant landing earns a chipper little clap from Taaranda, but she pauses when she hears the woman's name. Then, her eyes widen.

"You're Araceli!" she says with all of the excitement of a groupie following Zither! around. Taaranda grips Lena's arm, looking much more innocently pleased to meet the rifter.

A hand is thrust out toward Araceli, offered in a handshake. "Taaranda! Korrin's written to us about you. You're so pretty! Just like she said."

[foxsays]

Flashing one of her famous smiles, she inclines her head as she straightens out her clothes, a little relieved that she gets to meet them on her own rather than around Korrin. Better to make her own first impression at times rather than being introduced as Korrin's lover, although clearly that's already happened so she doesn't bother trying to hide the smile when she shakes Taaranda's hand, then offers out her own to Lena too.

"So you're the reason she's had an extra spring in her step then, and here it was thinking she was just happy to have me back again," she teases because surely they must understand that Inquisition life unfortunately means you don't always get to spend time with the people you'd like to be spending time with. "And I will have to make sure Korrin is rewarded for speaking so kindly of me but she didn't tell me when you would both be arriving! I would have cooked for you as her friends for I am sure you both share a love of food that actually tastes like food and not boiled leather in a pot pretending to be food, how did you find the journey to Skyhold?"

By the way she talks. A lot. And she's actually pretty nervous meeting Korrin's sisters in the same way she'd be if the queensguard from home or Leandra were to fall through a rift and suddenly need to be introduced to Korrin. Hopefully Korrin hasn't felt the need to mention the extent of Araceli's grasp of Qunlat or where exactly she saw fit to try out the newest phrase she picked up.

threeway! (or fourway, if Korrin wants to join)

[issala]

Okay, he can't help being curious when two new qunari come to Skyhold. It was rare, and even rarer was the fact that it was two women. He hadn't seen another qunari woman other then Korrin since his mom, and that was ages ago.

Kas also cannot help being a bit shy about it, because who knew where they were from or if they could even be Qunari like the Iron Bull.

So have a small and skinny boy curiously staring at you two, dressed in a scout uniform with his hood down and wee horn nubs sticking through white hair.

[fightingdirty]

Lena is observant because she lives the Rogue Life™ and takes in the whole of an area when first seeing it, so she spots the skinny beanpole of a Vashoth not too far away and nudges Taaranda in the ribs.

"Vashoth, four o'clock. Think it's that Kas kid Korrin's talked about." Because there aren't many of them in the Inquisition, and Korrin's pretty much claimed him.

[suplexpert]

The nudge earns a tiny eep before her attention is toward what Lena has observed, and she perks up. "Oh! It must be," she answers, looking thoughtful.

Well, no time like to present!

Taaranda bolts off to go meet him. "Hi there! You must be Kas!"

[issala]

If he looks a little bit startled, it's definitely not true, okay? It's just that Taarandra is really huge and energetic and wow, he didn't expect that shout. Kas watches the two ladies come over and brushes off his pants a bit. Right, time to be social.

"Uh, yeah. I'm Kas." This had to be Korrin's friends, right? Nobody else would know his name that quickly. "Uh, welcome to Skyhold?"

Three by three

[aintwejust]

"Holy shit, they're lett'n anyone in now." Malcolm calls from where he's perched, trying (and failing) to pick some sort of splinter (it's a nail but for Jayne, shit, that's a splinter) out of the mabari's paw. Jayne is sitt'n pretty and still, he kicks up a fuss about plenty but he knows when the poultices are out it's time to behave.

He keeps one hand on the dog and lifts the other in a wave, smile wide and a little fond. "Run outta things to kill?"

[fightingdirty]

"Now?" Lena questions as soon as she spots Malcolm and the ever-present Jayne. "I'd say they've been doing that for awhile, since you're here." She takes her time walking up, figuring Taaranda will want to rush up to see what's wrong with Jayne.

"Pretty much. That or the job involved not killing, and that just isn't our style, is it Taar?"

[suplexpert]

Right on cue, Taaranda is bounding right up before she's crouching by Jayne. He's not always the friendliest and a bit surly, but she's always willing to bet that mabari's got a big golden doggy heart anyway. Wisely, she doesn't reach out just yet, not until he's done fussing over the paw.

"Right! If there isn't anyone left to kill, then might as well come here and see if they can point us in the next direction. Thedas still has too many Red Templars, if you ask me."

SURE ALL THREE!

[dragoon_pride]

"Taarsidath-an halsaam!" A voice screeches, loud and clear and high pitched. Quite a greeting as they step into the courtyard. Soon enough, a bright blue parrot comes flying into view, laughing and repeating the phrase.

Kain is following close behind. He sighs, shaking his head wearily as he realizes exactly why Bastard had suddenly gotten excited and taken off like that. It might be because the two strangers resemble Korrin... who knows what goes through the bird's head?

"My apologies about this," Kain says to the newcomers. He whistles, the parrot flying down to perch on his shoulder.

[fightingdirty]

Lena freezes, eyes darting around for the source of that phrase and whether the person saying it is friend or foe. When she sees it's a parrot, all she can do is mutter under her breath.

"Maker's saggy balls..."

Threeway, yeah baby [sorry I'm late]

[el_tybs]

He's just finished working on some exercises in the sparring ring when word of new Qunari in Skyhold reaches his ears. No surprise that there is some rumor along with the news. Sam pays the latter little mind, cleaning up just a bit and wandering around to find the new arrivals. It's hardly an issue in doing so, considering that they are just as tall - or just about - as Korrin.

It's just outside the tavern that he finally spots them, making sure he's seen when he walks up so that he doesn't startle anyone. "Greetings. I don't suppose you're from the Valo-Kas are you?"

[fightingdirty]

Lena doesn't really want to be interrupted while in the pursuit of alcohol, so she answers, "We are," and breezes on past him into the tavern. Sorry, Sam. Taaranda is the nice one. She'll talk to you. And Once Lena has a drink, she'll give it a go too..

Lena

[blightedson]

Felix had been training his endurance when he had come across some people delivering supplies to the castle. He had ended up roped into helping - ie he had volunteered to do so.

The new Tal-Vashoth were bound to get his attention. Even if he had gotten used to seeing them around, there was still something so unusual about feeling comfortable and relaxed around someone who looked like a Qunari. Maybe that was just the Tevinter in him. He'd have to work on it.

"Did you say Korrin? I know her. She's good friends with my, um, my girlfriend." Saying that word is even more unusual than seeing a horned woman though. Maybe because it made him feel odd butterflies in his stomach. "I could try to help you find her, if you haven't any better leads by now."

[fightingdirty]

Lena turns and crosses her arms, giving a short nod.

"Seems like Korrin knows every person in this place, and is friends with nearly all of them too." She rolls her eyes, but it's out of affection for her friend. "Korrin could probably befriend a pit of snakes." Meanwhile, Lena would be waiting to the side to use some of those snakes for their venom. She's big on poisons.

"Sure. Not like I've got any other plans."

[blightedson]

Felix offers her a small smile. "She seems rather fond of her friends, snakes or not." That probably said something good about Lena, if she was a friend of Korrin.

"Let's try the tavern first?" he suggests. "It tends to be a popular destination." He realizes that he he wishes he knew more about Korrin's schedule. As it was, he spent most of his time away from the castle.