O1 ♚ I'M IN NEED OF AN ANSWER

[slaveking]

WHO: Marcel Gerard & you
WHAT: A vampire chillin' in Thedas gets a log with both open and closed starter options. Running on rooftops, hanging at the tavern, murder practice, the usual.
WHEN: December
WHERE: Various throughout the fortress Skyhold
NOTES: Up to PG-13 for language, will note more in subject headers as they arise

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[slaveking]

"That's a worthy concern," Marcel answers, nodding his head. He notices the subtle way that she retreats into herself just then, and marks it down in his mind as something else to know about her. It does't bother him, partly because he's loud enough for dozens of people, yes, but also as he's met women of a similar demeanor before.

All one has to do is remember, in the future, to ask. He's never minded taking the time to mine for insight where it's available, even from unlikely or unassuming sources.

"I'm pretty sure there are gonna be some of us who'd rather go it alone." The Klaus Mikaelsons of the world. There will always be a Klaus Mikaelson. "But I want there to be somewhere for people to go if they don't." He crooks a smile at her, then turns slightly, back toward the flowerbed. "Do you have to get back to work?"

[demonicbeauty]

Ariadne didn't have to do anything. And when it was all said and done, that was her very real problem in Thedas. She didn't belong. In every sense of the word. And without obligations to anyone, she felt lost and adrift.

Maybe she wasn't alone though. Maybe joining up with others was the answer.

And even if it wasn't...at least she'd tried.

She gave Marcel another smile. "You're just as interesting as you promised to be, Marcel Gerard," she told him.

[slaveking]

"I don't remember making that promise," Marcel answers, but there's no humility in his eyes to match the tone of his voice when he says, "Seems a lot to live up to, when you're in the company of inter-dimensional travelers. You know?" But he smiles, wide and easy, not evidently concerned about the possibility of failing to live up to anything he sets forth.

He inherited overconfidence from the Mikaelsons, too.

But he puts his hands in his pockets and shrugs up his shoulders. "I'll try not to disappoint."

[demonicbeauty]

Never have expectations and you'll never be disappointed. It was a mantra she often heard Princess Amanda murmuring to herself, as she went about the daily tasks of watching war destroy the realm.

For Ariadne, it wasn't so simple. Her optimism and idealism made her expect to see the best people had to offer. And while she was often disappointed, she still clung fiercely to her beliefs.

And would continue to do so. Because, otherwise, Thedas would truly claim her.

So she merely smiled, ducking her head. "I'm not too worried."