DESTROY THE RED LYRIUM QUARRY

[faderifting]

WHO: Norrington, Kas, Cade, Varric, Anders
WHAT: Smashing the Templar's Red Lyrium operation before it even gets off the ground, go Inquisition!
WHEN: Guardian 18
WHERE: Emprise du Lion - Red Lyrium Quarry
NOTES: Closed quest log. Death and violence!

Far to the south of the Inquisition's main camps, Corypheus' Templar allies have discovered a sizable source of red lyrium in the hills. The operation to extract it is still in its early stages: the plan is for a path cut through the ground in a semi-Circle, but the Eastern side is barely touched, and with Inquisition forces pressing the Templars back and into Suledin Keep, the quarry is not so heavily guarded as it might have been. There are more prisoners than Red Templars, in fact. Concerned for the safety of the villagers if the Red Templars see a force approaching, the Inquisition is instead sending small teams, under cover of night, to free the captured villagers and eliminate the guards.

Comments

[issala]

The teen follows in silence for a while as they head for the rendezvous point, while Issala went over what had just happened and how much it would effect his cover.

This bas didn't know the imekari, which meant it wouldn't be as suspicious as it could have been, and shock was a good excuse. Kas was young and experiences, and 'he' had just killed his first person on close combat after nearly dying.

It would have to do. Silent, he withdraws.

The boy stumbles slightly with a deep breath, looking behind him. "Did I... did I really do that?"

[judgemewhole]

Norrington turned to look at the boy, looking surprised at the comment. He had thought that the boy had his first kill, certainly, but he seemed surprised by the lot of it. His voice quiets, as ever firm as it was.

"Yes, you did. It's what the training is for, after all. You can take some small comfort that he would have killed you, and all those people in the cage, without a second thought." Templars were, after all, trained killers with a purpose. Sigh.

Moving on. "You should never enjoy killing though. It is a means to an end, but not something to be done lightly, or without clear forethought."

[issala]

"I'm not sure I even know what happened... first I thought I was gonna die, and then..." He shudders slightly. It wasn't his first kill, but it was definitely the first one Kas made in close combat. Shooting an arrow into someone was... way different than this.

"It's hazy. I'm not sure... but it's over. People are free and we should catch up, right?" That was the important part. "I don't think I'll ever like doing that, though."

[judgemewhole]

"And then your body took over. It's not a big surprise." Norrington stated simply, "You'll find that happening a lot in close combat. You're a rogue, so I believe you should be able to pull yourself out of it a lot more easily than I can."

He nodded, gesturing up the hill. "If you would not mind taking point? I shall cover you closely."

[issala]

Kas takes those words to heart, even if it seemed a lot more... missing rather than just instinct. But this guy knew what he was talking about, right? He was a fancy templar person.

Nodding to Norrington, Kas grabs his bow and heads forward, quick but slightly crouched and careful. Taking point and scouting ahead was something he could definitely do.