Moving Day

[pinprick]

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.

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Felix Alexius (comes late with starbucks)

[blightedson]

The first time that Felix camped was after his Joining. He's never had to rough it before and is very used to being well tended to in luxury. Even his death bed had been one of the nicest rooms in Skyhold.

Because he is an altus from Tevinter, one might expect him to be complaining - about the cold, the uncomfortable bedrolls, the hard work needed to set up and maintain a camp - but he doesn't do any of that. If anything, he seems pleased by all of the hard work. In a way, he is. He's amazed at what his body can do now, when only a short time before he had even had difficulty breathing.

He hums as they move, mainly to keep his mind off the Calling. The song isn't one anyone in the South would know, unless they have happened across Tevinter lullabies before.