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[arlathvhen]

WHO: Beleth and Sina, Beleth and YOU???
WHAT: Beleth working, playing, and visiting a real live alienage
WHEN: Now
WHERE: Gallows and Kirkwall
NOTES: If you want Beleth to have called you into her office for whatever reason that's cool with me as long as its reasonable (feel to ask!)

I: Scouting Office

Beleth's office is, unsurprisingly, much more professional in appearance than her bedroom. It's neat and orderly, but almost entirely empty of any personal touches that may reflect the preferred style of the inhabitant. There are a few things Beleth has added, a little planter in the window with ivy that crawls up the windowsill, a painting of a forest.

What appears to be a dog bed filled with soft dirt sitting in a charred corner of the office, usually with its miniature dragonling occupant splayed out inside it. Watch your ankles.

Beleth can usually be found seated at her desk, but can also be found taking occasional breaks to pace her office, peruse her bookshelves, or plop down in the charred corner and give Kolgrim some attention. Whether she's summoned you, or you're just dropping in, she'll be sure to stop whatever she's doing to heed her visitor.

II: Hanged Man

This is not the Herald's Nest, and Beleth feels very, very out of her element in here. She's good enough at controlling her body language not to completely stand out, but those who know her well enough can tell that she's not entirely comfortable here. Her back (kept to a wall if possible) is rigidly straight, and she keeps her eyes up and moving around the room, even as she drinks. She's been assured that the Hanged Man isn't nearly as unsafe as it would seem, but--

Loud, shouting, intoxicated humans? Who could blame her for being nervous.

If anyone enters the tavern that she knows, they can expect to be greeted with an enthusiastic wave. Strangers, not so much, but any that approach will be given a cautious, polite greeting.

III: Alienage

It's not as though Beleth hasn't been to alienages before, but it was always quick, strictly business affairs, and there was usually a group with her. She's even been to this particular alienage before, but it was in the dead of night, and there were Venatori attacking her, and it didn't quite feel the same. Now, she's a little hesitant to simply drop in, but--well. She wants to work on lowering the walls between these elves and her own elves, didn't she? Then she had to see where they lived, how they lived.

She still doesn't visit until Sina agrees to come with her.

Now, she stands stock still next to the vhenadahl, looking a bit like a tourist as she watches everything around her. At least the starring is reciprocated, several city elves just as curious of her as she of them. And while she tries not to look down upon her city kin, there is something horribly tragic about it all. Wouldn't these elves be happier outside of the city, living with nature, free and whole? The way the Creators had intended.

She says nothing of this, however, instead just leaning over to Sina and whispering, "Zevran told me once that they pee on the tree, you know."

Wildcard

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