Ellana is learning that herself when it comes to others. Here she thought all Tevinters hated elves and wanted them to be slaves, but she's already met two who don't mistreat her at all and hate their country's view on elves. People can be surprising in the best ways.

"That sounds like a good idea to me. I mostly favor the storm tree of spells, and those are more about paralysis, but I know fire spells too." She holds her staff out it front of her. "I really just want to work on the new feel on my staff with this blade at the end." Sam had constructed it for her, and they'd worked on the design together. While it sports a blade at the end, where it connects to the staff, the metal branches out in fine lines to look like the top of a tree. It's a beautiful piece, and will also come in handy if anyone comes into melee range with her.