{ CLOSED } An Unexpected Engagement

[aceso]

WHO: Christine, Church, a rival suitor, Korrin, Araceli, Sam, and Jim
WHAT: Christine's mother plays matchmaker and the groom has come to collect his bride-to-be. And to rid her of her current beau.
WHEN: mid-Justinian
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: No tag order. Just throw yourselves in as often as you want!

It's an hour before supper when an impeccably dressed man enters the Inquisition's holdings along the docks. Guillaume Thiebaut walks stiffly but with purpose, carrying a long, thin briefcase with him like a man on a mission. He stops the first person he sees to ask where one might find the man called Leonard Church. This random person doesn't know, and points the visitor along to someone else. Eventually someone has actually heard of Church, and directs Guillaume towards the Gallows. The man pales, adjusts his tasteful coral colored jacket, and offers to pay for someone to fetch the man from the island. He sets his briefcase down at his feet and waits, staring out towards the imposing group of towers, and sets his hands on his hips, turning out his foot like a true Orlesian gentleman.

But waiting is boring and his foot taps impatiently. His gaze turns shrewd as he looks about him at the members of the Inquisition. Perhaps a little more information on this man he's about to face is needed.

"I do beg your pardon. Would you happen to know a man named Leonard Church?" The first rule of battle? Know thy enemy.

Comments

[aceso]

Ugh, this man is Fereldan isn't he? Guillaume cannot expect much from them in the way of brains.

Guillaume bristles a little at Sam's answer, a little color coming to his cheeks. "Height. I am speaking of his height. And if he is strong on the battlefield."

Honestly, no wonder it was easy for Orlais to occupy Ferelden for years, if this is what they spend their time thinking about.

[el_tybs]

"Sure you are," Sam says with a smirk, crossing his arms as he enjoys the way the man almost matches the color of his suit. He's going to let the comment of 'battlefield of love' drop though considering he had better things to do.

"He's 'bout as tall as me, and he seems to hold his own just fine on the battlefield. Why are you looking for him?"

[aceso]

How insufferable! Is this what Guillaume is forced to put up with in Kirkwall? He heard it was a shithole -- all the more reason to rescue Christine from it, per her mother's wishes -- but this is a bit much.

"I have a matter of importance to discuss with him." It's not like he's going to admit that Church is currently dallying with his fiancée.

[el_tybs]

Hey, he wasn't the one going around asking how big people were. If he couldn't handle this much, Sam is curious as to why the man would be looking for Church of all people - don't get him wrong, Church was a decent guy and has done right by Christine or better be but he was still weird at times.

"Importance?" This has Sam raising a brow, considering why he needed to know height and battlefield experience. "Looking for a bodyguard?"

[aceso]

He scoffs at that, because that couldn't be any more removed from the real reason.

"Not at all." Though really, Guillaume isn't as clever as he thinks he is. If he's asking about a man's prowess in battle and isn't thinking of hiring him, there's not much else he could want but to fight him.

[el_tybs]

Not at all, huh? "So you're looking for a fight." Not many reasons someone starts asking about how good you are in a fight. Still, even if that was the case... why? It's clear that the man doesn't know Church in person, and he doesn't think Church has gotten into trouble with any groups. He thinks at least...

[aceso]

Oh. Guillaume wasn't expecting Sam to go there. All right, then. He clears his throat delicately.

"There doesn't need to be a fight. But I realize things may come to that." And he's come prepared with his dueling swords and -- what's even more important -- a desire to duel in the first place.

[el_tybs]

There didn't need to be a fight, but the man was expecting it could to that. Hm.

"And what did Church do exactly?" It doesn't surprise him that Church possibly landed himself in trouble, less so considering the delicate, ah, constitutions that certain Orlesians had. Even so he wasn't aware that Church had been to Orlais or had contact with many from there recently.

[aceso]

"It is a matter of delicacy," he says, narrowing his eyes at Sam. Clearly Guillaume thinks he can get information and not have to provide any in return. Though Church hasn't been to Orlais recently, the trip he made to Madame Delacroix's had been memorable, and when Christine admitted in a letter that she was seeing Church, her mother had decided right then and there that her daughter needed rescued from her own feelings. Besides, Christine had also written of her hatred of Kirkwall and how unhappy she was. Her mother has wanted her back by her side, and marrying her off is a good way to do it. Then she can move in with them!

"Any information you can give me on the man would be appreciated."

[el_tybs]

"Ah, well I'm afraid that information is classified to Inquisition agents only. So wish I could help, but I'm sure you understand... matters of delicacy. You have a very nice day, sir."

With a smile, a small bow of the head, Sam turns and continues on his way. He so wishes that he could just stand there and watch his reaction - probably seething - but he did have better things to do. Better things then random Orlesians trying to pick a fight.