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[whathumansdo]

WHO: Shepard and OPEN
WHAT: Shepard arrives at Skyhold
WHEN: Morning
WHERE: Courtyard
NOTES: None!

Shepard had ended up taking the trip to Skyhold with a couple of pilgrims. They were married, and childless, and they wanted to devote their lives o the cause of Andraste's lost herald. It had been a good journey because she had ensured they made it to the castle in one piece and they had made sure she was fed. Upon arriving they parted ways. The couple were going to work in the kitchens or stables, but she was something entirely different.

She had her own armor and a massive two-handed sword strapped to her back. She looked like a woman who could handle herself.

"So," she said to the nearest person. "Where can I sign up to fight for the Inquisition?"

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[whathumansdo]

Shepard doesn't seem to mind the horns too much. The way she looks at Korrin is no different than how she would look at any other person.

"Lead the way," she says, and she almost seems pleased to be following after Korrin.

[gatheringstorm]

That's good enough for her, and she responds with a small smile, turning away from the training dummies. Talking to someone new is more interesting than repeated drills, anyway. She'll get to those soon enough.

"I'm Korrin, mercenary mage of the Valo-Kas. I've been a part of things since Haven, so while I'm not an expert on everything, I ought to be able to answer most questions you have."

[whathumansdo]

Shepard seems a little pleased by that. "I'll keep that in mind," she says, and she actually seems to be happy with the idea of talking more with Korrin. "What's your impression of... all of this?" she asks, because she imagines Korrin has very little reason to fluff up the truth.

[gatheringstorm]

She doesn't, and Korrin glances around as they continue. "The Inquisition has a lot of potential...if it can get its shit together. Mages and non-humans have more acceptance here than they do anywhere else. If we're successful, that example might spread. But there's a lot of tension between us at the Templars still, not to mention now tension directed at shardbearers. We had a rift open up -inadvertently- in Skyhold, and that's frayed a lot of nerves."

[whathumansdo]

Shepard's eyes widened a bit. "I heard the shardbearers can close Rifts. Does that mean they can open them too?" That sounds... really bad actually. But it wasn't like you could blame a person for something they might not have full control of yet.