[closed] the jackal's gambit

[doneisdone]

WHO: Benevenuta and Teren
WHAT: preliminary conversation for an upcoming plot
WHEN: after Damsels, early January
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: sheecrets

It's with slightly more trepidation than usual that Teren ascends the many stairs and traverses the many echoing hallways to find the room housing the lesser Thevenet, but she maintains her usual cold and businesslike exterior to any who might pass her and wonder at the Senior Warden's presence in the keep.

She hasn't spoken to Benevenuta since the ball at Halamshiral, so for all Teren knows, nothing has changed between them. But perhaps it has. Perhaps it has been changing all this time, and she too embroiled in other things to notice. But the prospect of calling on the girl wouldn't normally leave her throat so dry, her heartbeat quickening when she knocks on the door.

She could just up and leave on the mission, and not say anything until she's well out of reach of Benevenuta or her infernal mother, but it's likely that would arouse even more suspicion than simply covering her purpose with a palatable lie.
The girl isn't the enemy. In a way, neither Thevenet is, or at least don't consider themselves to be. But they could be, if she isn't careful.