it takes strength to live this way

[qunari]

WHO: Iron Bull and OPEN
WHAT: General summary of events during the end of the month. Drinking, fighting, more drinking, maybe a little flirting.
WHEN: Mid-to-late Wintermarch
WHERE: All over the damn place. Mostly the tavern and sparring ring, though.
NOTES: n/a

He was starting to feel a little restless. By now, the boss would have taken them all out on some exploit or another, and even if he was glad to be at Skyhold again? Sitting idle could grate on the nerves a bit.

The best way to counter that seemed to be throwing down in the training ring just outside the tavern, taking on all comers as well as training those that seemed of a mind to ask. Cullen had most of his people following their own regime, but if they wanted a swing at something else? He wouldn’t refuse them. Not everyone fought like a templar.

The rest of the time, Bull made himself easy to find. Easy to avoid, too, if that was the preference of some. And he knew it was, from the glimpsed he’d gotten of the Vashoth inside the keep. But it was no hardship holding court inside the comfort of the tavern, indulging heavily in drinks and working his way down the menu of available meals and snacks.

It was business as usual, for the most part. Even if he did feel a little more restless than usual. Had to find a way to get out, hit something that really had it coming.

Or find someone to pass the evening with. That might help.

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[aggregiopavali]

"It wasn't intentional, but it is an added bonus." Though he'd yet to track down Varric, though he always preferred the company of Isabela. At least they understood each other. "I've spent most of my time lately hunting down slavers." And yes, most of them came from Tevinter, unsurprisingly.

Fenris' triggers were deep seated, and most of the time he never knew what was going to set him off - other than Tevinter mages. Luckily he hadn't seen any yet...

[qunari]

There was a rumbling sound that could have been approval, there. Pieces were starting to come together about the elf, forming a bigger picture. "You're in luck, there. As many Vint assholes as we run into on a regular basis, your chances of finding slavers in the mix are pretty good. No one here's gonna miss them, that's for damn sure."

The corner of his lips crooked upwards.

[aggregiopavali]

He gave a savage grin back at Bull. "It's been a busy time, yes," he agreed. He'd killed so many before heading to Skyhold, but he was now itching to get out and take down some more. "I call it my civic duty."

[qunari]

"Well, here's to civic duty, then."

Bull snorts, amused in truth now, before lifting his cup in mock-salute before taking another swig.

"Pretty ballsy of them to start moving their operations this far south, though. Venatori at their back must make them feel safer."

[aggregiopavali]

Fenris raised his cup in salute back, smirking slightly at Bull.

"It makes you wonder what they are up to." Because it was ballsy. The south was so anti-slavery, there had to be an ulterior motive. Maybe they were put up to it.

[qunari]

"Slavers usually only have coin to consider. It's not what they're up to, that never changes. You can trust them to be the same scumbags they always are. It's why. For whom."

He's already given it thought, decided he doesn't like any of the reasons he can come up with. But if they cut them off mid-trade, it won't matter.

"Interested in looking into it?" he adds after a moment, eyebrow arching.

[aggregiopavali]

Well. Now that definitely was interesting. Killing slavers was all very well, but getting to the bottom of why they were flooding the south, other than easy pickings in the aftermath of the Mage/Templar conflict? That certainly had merit as an idea.

"Yes." Why prevaricate? He wanted to know, and there was an option to find out. Simple as that.

[qunari]

"Good. So am I."

And leaning a little on someone's grudges wasn't outside his willingness to do. Fenris would obviously benefit from having something to do besides sit around and look pretty.

Not that he didn't do an admirable job of that.

"I'll mention it to Red. See if we can't drum up enough of a reason to go marching on those assholes. Sound like a good time to you?"

[aggregiopavali]

Fenris had a good grasp on why this Qunari might want to look into something like that, but he wasn't too proud to want to tag along. Maker knows he was bored with all the focus on the Emprise right now.

"Always a good reason and time to hunt down slavers. I could happily make it my life's work." And he was, for the most part.