Moving Day

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WHO: All the Wardens and whatever onlookers/helpers they may find.
WHAT: Moving Day
WHEN: Current-ish
WHERE: Skyhold and just outside Skyhold
NOTES: The Wardens are grounded. They have been told to camp outside Skyhold. So it's moving day.

It is a relatively flat and pretty utterly frozen piece of land outside Skyhold that the Wardens have found. Since there are only a couple dozen of them, they don't need a large space, at least. There's going to be a premium on slightly more elevated spots, so it's first come first serve. Some Wardens arrive with the sun and lay claim with canvas, stakes, ropes, and poles stacked up while they go back for heavier things. Digging into the frozen ground with the stakes is rough, especially for those who brought wooden stakes instead of iron. Some will be forced to wait until the sun softens things a bit. Some are chasing away the feeling of eviction by making themselves at home, starting fires in pits, or making light of their work through periodic bouts of horseplay. For example, one large longbowman with a wounded right arm, fed up with teasing for his inability to do heavy lifting, carries with his left arm a blond mage who hits him repeatedly with a pillow. Unperturbed, he continues on.

But when the tents are pitched and the sun is down, the cozy camp is a little less strange. People will gather around fires for warmth and companionship, knowing that after one sleep, this will start to feel like home.

Comments

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1

Velanna has already been camping outside of Skyhold, uncomfortable by the sheer amount of people combined with no desire to sleep under that much stone, so when the Wardens officially moved she'd already laid claim to the best spot.

Her tent is deliberately a little further away than anyone else's, but she's made it a comfortable enough home, with books stacked up inside, both those she's had with her and a few borrowed from the library.

She can usually be found sitting outside it, writing in a worn-looking journal or three, or reading by her own fire.

2

Far be it for Velanna to say she isn't useful to the other Wardens. Where needed she'll help build fires or soften ground with flames so that stakes can be driven deep, and maybe if asked very nicely she might even encourage some tree growth to block the bitter wind.