Let No Soul Hunger For Justice: Nothing But The Truth

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Adelaide, Alistair, Anders, Bethany, Nathaniel, Varric, Vasran, Velanna
WHAT: The Second Ritual
WHEN: 10th of Bloomingtide (May 10th)
WHERE: half an hour outside of Skyhold
NOTES: Plotting post.

They've kept to the same clearing as the last, because the location's good. Far enough away that no one could stumble upon them by accident, near enough in case something went seriously wrong, it works.

He has scarcely more hope this time than he did the last, but at least there's no singing involved. This can't go as strangely. In theory.

Comments

[failedfirst]

You had options! We could have helped. The Warden-Commander would have believed you if you'd just told him what happened!

Even if he hadn't, you didn't need to run alone.

[justice_is_blond]

[He hesitates, before shaking his head.]

Please don't take this the wrong way. I don't mean it as an indictment, and I don't hold a grudge over it. But no one stood up for me while the Templars were harassing me, and the Warden-Commander was gone. Vanished. The harassment kept getting worse, and I was alone, even in the middle of a crowd. I had no reason to believe anyone would make a stand for me, and no reason to think I wouldn't be killed on the spot.

[failedfirst]

[Velanna hadn't been around much in the beginning. Too busy trying to reconnect with the Architect and try to convince him to let her sister go. She'd been obsessed, and that was likely why she missed that Templars were endangering Anders. She looks a little guilty, folding her arms over her chest.]

I didn't know. I would have helped if I'd known.

[justice_is_blond]

[Anders looks down.]

And I thought people knew, so I didn't ask. I should have. But I was so used to not mattering.

[failedfirst]

[She sighs, her arms loosening and hands falling back into her lap again.]

I suppose we all should have paid more attention back then.

[justice_is_blond]

[Anders exhales, still looking at his hands.]

We probably should have. But we were all a lot younger then, too.

[failedfirst]

That is true. And now we have so little time left.

[Stupid Warden lifespan.]

[justice_is_blond]

I expected to have a lot less time than I've gotten. And consider the things we've gotten out of. It's good that we've got any time left at all.