faderift | [CLOSED] I'm just a slave unto the night

WHO: Bruce Not-Banner, Kaisa Daesun, Velanna, Bethany Hawke-Darton and eventually Nahariel Dahlasanor
WHAT: The return to Kirkwall.
WHEN: teh dank au
WHERE: Hightown, Kirkwall
NOTES: Explosions, sneaky stuff, maybe murder, basically not very fun things here. These are not very fun people (except for Kaisa, who is always 100% fun).

The appearance of the time travelers was - to put it lightly - unexpected. But it meant now that they might have a valuable asset on their hands, even if their foes were already aware of them. It didn't matter though since they were no longer there but here, with them, with what remained of the Inquisition in Orzammar. Bruce knew very well how lucky they were to have all of them relatively unscathed, and was well aware that it had to be more than pure luck for them to end up here, of all times. It's one of the many reasons why he stays in the shadows right outside Kirkwall, finding the right moment to strike.

Close to him is the rest of the team, all of them eager for the chance to strike where it hurts. But patience is what they needed now more than anything else, and its only when the opportunity comes in the form of a passing guard then does he give the signal to strike. Swiftly the guard is taken out and dragged into the darkness before silenced to ensure that their presence is undetected.

A quick search of the body finds a set of keys that belong to the dungeon. After a moment to think Bruce gives his instructions - splitting into teams of two each, one will head to the dungeons to find their unexpected ally while another will search elsewhere just to be safe, and draw away attention if necessary.

Instructions given, the group splits into two, each with their own objective to accomplish.

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The way to the dungeons is mostly dark and most likely blocked by guards and other obstacles alike. There's at least a semblance of cleanliness since people still do live here, but considering how the majority tend to be prisoners and transformed Red Templars its definitely not their priority. Red lyrium is scatted all over the place, giving some form of lighting - for better or for worse.

Be quick but precise - and most importantly: don't get caught. It won't really end well if that happens.

Since Kaisa and Bethany are far less likely to draw attention compared to everything he and Velanna were, Bruce passes the keys they found over to her and instructs them to search the dungeons. It's a hunch more than anything else, but he's pretty certain that its pretty hard these days to get away scott free after going against the Venatori like that. After all, if there were more people like that then they would have heard more news about dissensions.

He waits for them to move first, and once they're well on their way he turns to Velanna and gives her a curt nod; it's time for them to move out as well.

Their objectives are done, and frankly its about time too because there's only so long they can really stay hidden in this place. It sucks that their cover's blown, but all they can do now is to get out of this alive. They reunite quickly, but there's no time to go through their own discoveries before a guard spots them.

"Move!" Bruce barks out before he blasts a fireball to keep their chasers occupied, giving the rest of the team time to start running.

[Put in your own starters etc.]

Since Kaisa held the keys, Bethany worked on making sure they weren't about to get caught. Using Force, she muffled their steps as they moved through the dungeons. She also made sure to pass over a scarf for Kaisa to cover her nose and mouth -- the red lyrium down here was at an extreme level.

She said little, her brown eyes simply searching out their ally, jaw set and the red streak across her nose and cheekbones glowing eerily in the light of the red lyrium.

Kaisa is not somebody that people usually associate with being quiet. In fact, it's usually the exact opposite--and for good reason. But when she has the mind for it, she can keep her mouth shut, and try not to rattle around so much. It'd be harder if she was in her old Warden armor, but--well. They'd learned that advertising yourself as a Warden was a bad idea a while ago.

Thanks to Bethany's spell and Kaisa's real actual attempt at stealth (but mostly thanks to Bethany's spell), they're managing to stay under the radar. If there's a person that they simply can't sneak around, that's when Kaisa really comes in--one giant sword that slices through them before they even know she's there. It's...not how she liked to operate. Back in the old days. When you didn't have to sacrifice honor for the survival of everyone you loved. She doesn't like it, but she's used to doing things she doesn't like.

But every so often, they have to pause, particularly when they get close to a large cluster of red lyrium. Normally, Kaisa's unsettling red eyes that leave a red glowing trail like some kind of raver wannabe are the only sign that she'd ever been tainted by the red lyrium--by and large, she hasn't let it effect her. But here, with it surrounding her, and the noise pounding in her head...It's difficult. When it gets bad enough, she has to stop, scarf muffling the soft gasps of pain as she presses her hands against her eyes. But showing weakness is almost as bad as the pain, and she gets over it soon enough, straightening up and continuing.

"Yanno. I know this is a really controversial statement and all," Kaisa murmurs, after one little episode, tightening the scarf around her face. "But I just gotta speak my mind here. I really fucking hate red lyrium."

One reason why Bruce and Kaisa work well together, as leader and second-in-command, is that while Kaisa is generally averse to having to make important decisions, she is perfectly happy to bark orders at people--as long as they aren't her orders. Bruce shouts the instructions, and Kaisa steps up to make sure that they're done.

"C'mon, you heard the man, let's move."

It...doesn't have quite the same effect when it's only three other people you're shuffling along. But Kaisa pulls out her sword and starts ushering the others along, staying to the back of the group as they move, and keeping an eye on Bruce. No stupid suicidal heroics today, ya rude ass.

Bethany is using each corpse they come across to lengthen their silences as they go along - dead Venatori get no mercy, not from her, never from her again. Still, for all the mercy she does not have for the Red Templars or the Venatori, or really anyone who stood on the side of Corypheus ... she has ten times that for the people who are left alive in her life.

Which is why she takes a sip of lyrium (nothing but clean healing for her friends), and touches Kaisa's hand, sending a pulse of healing magic through her. It's not precise, like Anders tends to be, but it should help with all the red lyrium floating in the air.

"Kaisa, as much as this might shock you ... I really fucking hate it too." She smiles, tightly, but the sorrow of losing Aleron to this just soaks through. She looks around the corner. "Not much further."

Velanna is quiet as they watch the others move out, listening not so much for the retreat of Kaisa and Bethany as to the presence of others. Those big ears are good for something, after all.

She returns Bruce's nod and turns, striding down the hall without further instruction. Vague commentary had never been her strong suit, even moreso now that she's sharing her body with Purpose.

Bruce follows Velanna for now, since its not like they have a map of this place anyway so the wandering and searching is inevitable. Their main focus though was to draw attenion away from Kaisa and Bethany, so if they had anything else on top of that it was going to be a bonus.

"Let's move a bit further away from them and then start something to draw the attention of the patrolling guards." Then from there they'd just have to see what their next best course of action is.

[CLOSED] I'm just a slave unto the night

TEAM STILL PROPER WARDENS (Kaisa + Bethany)

TEAM ABOMINATION (Bruce + Velanna)

THE ESCAPE (Everyone thus far + Nari)

BACK TO ORZAMMAR

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