There's Always Room To Learn More

[el_tybs]

WHO: Samouel Gareth and Anyone
WHAT: Sam is taking time to learn about his magic and certain items. Otherwise enjoying not being in the desert.
WHEN: After the Western Approach, throughout Justinian
WHERE: Skyhold, Other locations depending on posts
NOTES: Shenanigans
 

The Western Approach had been quite the trip; blistering sun, hot sand, dragons, demons... a trip to the Fade. Enough that Sam needed some time to recuperate - which only lasted for like a day before he was right back into the swing of things.

[Healing Tents]
There were still many injured after the mission, or sick after the mission, so of course Sam spends a decent amount of time at the tents to help get everyone on their feet. Thankfully it is not like when that illness had hit Skyhold so there are chances to actually breathe and rest.

[Armory]
Much like after the Fallow Mire, there were many things to deal with once the troops were back from the Western Approach. There were new materials to work into new equipment, and armor and weapons needed mending - the enemies and rough conditions had certainly worn their gear down.

When he has free time, Sam can still be found in the forge, mostly to look over a new sword hilt he's acquired from the ruins. It is a strange sword considering it doesn't have a blade, in the sense that it had been made without one in the first place.

[Training Ring]
After nearly losing an eye - not really but it had clipped a bit of hair off, which lead to him getting the rest of it cut a bit shorter to match - Sam has figured what that strange hilt was. Apparently he had found a magical sword, or rather greatsword judging by the size of it. Curious by his new finding he is often at the training ring when he isn't busy in the forge or at the tents.

[Stables]
At times the mage can be found in the stables, sitting across from a particular purple "moose". When he isn't sketching it, he is often walking the Hart around or taking it for a ride outside the gates - with permission of course.

[Kittens X X]
Sam is now a new owner of two kittens. Most of the time he keeps them up in the loft while he's relaxing, but it isn't fair to keep them cooped up. Every once in a while he does take them out either the two of them chasing after his on the ground or each perched on a shoulder or tucked away in an arm.

[Wildcard]
Anything and everything you might possibly think of, go for it.

Comments

[hlif]

Chug some dragon blood mixed with some other stuff, well it's bound to mess with anyone. Probably why they don't give it to mages.

"I've been doing this over ten years," Asher replies, because he's concentrating more on what they're doing than what he's saying. At least he's not putting his full weight into it yet because that's not fair for Sam when he's not had a lifetime of this since he doubts mages are encouraged to get up to any sort of rough and tumble activity in the Circles either. It's something new for Asher too though, the way this blade feels when it meets his axe and there might never be another like it but he can learn from it.

It might save his life. Might save the life of one of the crew. Knowledge is power even if no one would ever associate that with Asher as he turns sharply to move Sam's blade aside if he can, to see what he'll do, if he'll either press an attack or defend, if he'll reach for his magic or try to keep it physical. Plenty of options. As for the conversation… "You've never met Amalia. She'd be offended and mark her turf. By burning things. Bugger that."

[el_tybs]

It was probably more to do with the fact that it was blood - because you know, blood magic and all. Saying it was from a dragon would just add fuel to the fire. But that was a good point - an Asher mage was kind of terrifying.

Ten years - yeah, he can certainly feel it, even if the blade does make it easier to deal with physical blows. In a real fight he would be relying just as much on his magic as he did on his sword work, but during sparring Sam always tried to still to one or the other, so that he would learn. Course there were the times that his partner was in the same situation, which allowed for mixing it up a bit. As it was though, barriers and magic sword were the only magic he was planning on using here.

Sam grunts as he steps forward when the opposite force is no longer pressing and instead moves him to the side. Using some advice from a different lesson, Sam follows through with the step, using that bit of momentum to spin around and bring his sword back up for an attack - a little weary on right out attacking at the moment since he wasn't sure what the blade could do.

"No, haven't met Amalia. Don't usually need a healer, but Kallian and Christine have that pretty much covered when I do. So you'd be set on fire, or would the other healer be set on fire?"