[Open] You're out of time

[judgemewhole]

WHO: James Norrington and You.
WHAT: Even Knight Commanders need to blow off steam
WHEN: Backdated to after 'Can't We All Just Get Along?'
WHERE: Skyhold proper - courtyard and Herald's Rest
NOTES: Warnings for violence, possible R-rated actions of sexual nature, and a Templar cursing like an Antivan sailor.

To say that Knight Commander Norrington came back from the Warden Camp in a 'mood' was something of an understatement. The moment he entered Skyhold proper, he was pulling on his full Templar armor, grabbing his sword and shield, and going directly to the practice dummies.

Later on, one could find him in the Herald's Rest. There are at least two bottles of wine in front of him, and he is not dressed in uniform. In fact, he's dressed down to the point of just tunics and breeches, singing softly to the song that the bard is belting away in the front of the tavern. He looks like he could use the company - or at least another bottle of wine if you are inclined.

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[judgemewhole]

Honestly, that statement causes James to relax more. He knows mages can relate - he knows they carry the same kind of stigma. He has tried - still tries - to simply see them as people and not as walking weapons. For the most part, he hopes he succeeds. Especially since he is so close to Sam, since they spent so many years together at Ostwick. Sam is one of the people that James sees not only as an equal, but as family.

So if Sam can relate, then James feels comfort.

He sighed, "Cade had gotten hurt during the attack at the Winter Palace. His leg was healing, slowly, but he had left the tents to get some air. Anders followed him and tried to make him go back to his tent. It ended, as all things with Cade and Anders do, badly. No one was hurt, but Cade was glyphed into place and Anders's life was threatened - Cade told him that if he touched him that he would kill him."

[el_tybs]

Sam takes in a slow, inhale through his nose after he's told about the situation, lips thinning as it eventually gets to where he was hoping it hadn't gone. Nope. Excessive force and life threatening. Grand.

"Sounds like every time I hear about Cade he's gotten injured... and either threatened someone or had someone threaten him." That being said Sam takes a small sip of his drink, mulling over the information. "Does Cade have anything against Anders specifically, or was it just he happened to be the healer trying to get him back to bed? Either case it sounds like they're both in the wrong."

[judgemewhole]

James snorted as he lifted his cup to his mouth, "Is it bad that every single time I hear - 'Commander, I need to speak to you,' I answer with, 'What did Cade do now?'" There is a longer pause there, before he stated simply, "Cade was in Kirkwall, when Anders blew up the Chantry. He was one of Meredith's Lieutenants."

Which should say a lot about the situation.

[el_tybs]

That earns James a snort. "Do you really? That seems pretty bad. He causes that much trouble?" Seemed like any time he heard or saw Cade he was in trouble or injured, or both.

"Ah." Yeah, that certainly spoke a few volumes. "So I take it that you had to be there? What did you do?"

[judgemewhole]

"He seems to fall into it." Is James's almost helpless answer. "Whereever he goes, he seems to trip face first into disaster. I am at my wit's end."

He sighed, rubbing his face, "I made Cade apologize, of course, but this was after a rather unapologetic apology from Cade. Which turned into a bigger problem where Nathaniel Howe stated he would have to let the death threat stand ... and I panicked. I admit it. All I could think of was the Seekers ....did I ever tell you, that when Cade first attacked Beleth that they wanted to kill him, right there and then? Even after she said she provoked him?"

He shuddered, actually shuddered, at the memory. "They are looking for any excuse to wipe us out, those two."

[el_tybs]

Well... shit. No wonder James was stressed.

Sam is trying his best not to look horrified, but honestly he is as with each thing James tells him only seems to get worse and worse. By the time Howe is mentioned, Sam has put his mug down and has a hand over his mouth as he leans on his arm, eyes narrowed and wide as he listens. He knew things were rough between certain people or groups still, but he hasn't been witness to much of it as of late.

"Wait... who? The Seekers?" James has mentioned so many at this point he isn't sure which group he's referring to now - the ones wanting to wipe them out.