Scallop the breastbone

[arcaneadvisor]

WHO: Morrigan, open;
WHAT: Morrigan (and Kieran) join the Inquisition earlier than planned; she looks for tutors, tale of the Warden's companions present and assistance with her research
WHEN: mid-Haring
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Kieran is an npc and as such shall be shuffled off elsewhere quickly.  Feel free to spot her anywhere around Skyhold looking suitably disgusted.

With one small boy practically dead on his feet, it had been easier than it might have been elsewise to arrange for suitable quarters for a woman and her son, perhaps easier than it might have been had she come in a rather more official capacity.  True, the eluvian might have been with her then but things were rather less organised than she would have hoped and the rumours filtering into Orlais hadn't been wrong about the utter chaos.  Even when Orlesian theatrics were taken into account.  No matter, they were here, the last of her things that were too much for the two of them to transport safely would arrive shortly and doubtlessly she would be able to find a safe place for them.

For now, her priorities are getting the lay of the land as it were and it's not long before yet another mage is prowling through Skyhold though this one will look any Templar in the eye until they look away first if challenged, a woman clearly on a mission.

Tutors for her son for a start, she won't have him neglecting his studies.  Seeking old companions or word of them next when she heard talk on the road that she'd have the truth of.  And lastly, help with her own research and the not inconsiderable stash of very old, and very rare magical books she's lugged all the way here from Orlais, with two volumes kept always on her person lest they be lost again.

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[onlyhymns]

When the witch advanced, it was all Cade could do not to back up, but he stopped himself in time and kept his stance rigid. "I have nothing to say," he said, his voice quiet and a bit gruff, "...less so to an apostate." Had they been out beyond the confines of Skyhold, he might have been more assertive, even aggressive. But he knew there were rules here about such behavior, and he didn't dare risk getting himself put back in the cells. One mage wasn't worth it. Especially not...
He glanced down to see that she had a child with her, and immediately looked aside.

[arcaneadvisor]

"Perhaps your memory serves you ill; the mages in the Circles at last chose to seek freedom and here of all places we stand on equal ground, do we not?" As far as opening gambits go, it's less subtle than what would be employed in the Game but then again she was talking to a Templar, hardly the brightest from her recollections. With Kieran tucked close she would guard her tongue more than normal because even if he happened to be anything else, he was a boy, her son and the games her mother had played...

But that glance did stir something and she curled her arm about him just a little tighter as he pressed close to her side, the boy still wearing a small smile, tired and overwhelmed, curious as to what exactly was about to happen.

[onlyhymns]

Cade was eager for the exchange to be over, his expression stiffening at her words, though he made no further move to impede her. "If you say so," he replied quietly, and looked pointedly past her, as if to dismiss her without having to walk away himself.

[arcaneadvisor]

Years of travel at her back and now more than ever she would stand her ground. She had the ear of Celene, she knew things even the mages here would scarcely be able to fathom and if he wished to leave, he would look her in the eye as he did.

"So eager to report back? One would suppose there are other mages you must leer at lest they become an abomination without your oversight."

[onlyhymns]

Cade glanced back at her with a furrowing of his brow. "I'm not leering at anyone," he replied, and deciding to be the bigger person, shook his head. "I'll be off then." He took a step to walk past her without waiting for a response.