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WHO: Eirlys and YOU
WHAT: Eirlys arrives back in Skyhold
WHEN: End of Drakonis
WHERE: Skyhold's courtyard and throne room
NOTES: No warnings. Prose and brackets both welcome. So yeah, Eirlys is back, I have a CR meme comment for her here!

a) Courtyard
At first glance, it's not obvious that Eirlys has been away. She gets back into the routine of life at Skyhold easily enough, if for no other reason that she excels under the sort of pressure that the healers there - and everyone else, for that matter - are under. She's brought a fresh supply of herbs and poultices, and she's kneeling in the midst of the sick and wounded, attending to them as best she can. On looking closely, however, she's very pale and tired, and she's far thinner than she was when she left Skyhold, after months of scarce food over the winter in the alienage. While she remains the pinnacle of compassion with her patients, she doesn't seem too pleased to be back overall.

b) Throne Room
It takes her a few days to pluck up the courage to make herself heard. She dislikes being the centre of attention, preferring to focus her efforts on the wellbeing of others instead, but she knows that in the long term nothing will change unless she speaks up.

She makes her way over to anyone who looks important - or at least, anyone who looks like they belong to the Inquisition more than she feels she does herself. Clearing her throat, she asks quietly, "Excuse me, but I need to speak to those in charge."

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Eirlys smiles weakly. "I'd say 'restoring order' means exactly trying to go back to the status quo. Anything more than that, and who knows what the shem leaders of Ferelden and Orlais might do to stop any change the Inquisition tries to put in place." She seats herself at the table, one foot hooked under the leg of her chair. "Leliana. I'll see if I can get an audience with her."

Making sure the tea kettle has water in it, Korrin sets it over the fire and gets out some cups and bowls. "The shem leaders aren't in any position to do much about it, not right now. Especially in Orlais, with that civil war. They're too busy fighting each other there to notice that we have a real threat. And meanwhile, the world is changing; people arriving from rifts with glowing hands will do that. When said rulers finally look up, that change might have too much momentum for them to hold back."

Eirlys knows Korrin's right, and the prospect is more than a little daunting. "Then how lucky we are, to be in the eye of the storm, as it were. Here and now, there's so much we can do to influence the change. I never thought that possible for someone like me."

Knowing exactly how that feels, Korrin nods. "Or me. Tal-Vashoth and Vashoth are always on the fringes, never accepted like this. And mages? Well, that's what the whole damn war was about. But no one's tried to put me in a Circle here, and mages are allowed self-determination. If it works here, that's proof it could work elsewhere...and not just for mages, either."

"I've been more than a little worried about magic," she admits. "But I'm glad to have had the chance to see mages work up close, that you've been allowed such free reign here. It's opened up my eyes."

Not offended at that first part, Korrin nonetheless smiles warmly at the admission. "It means a lot to hear someone say that, honestly. I've always thought we had more to offer by being a part of society instead of separate. The more people see us, the more they can realize we're like them...just with something extra. That's not to say that magic can't be dangerous, but that's what teachers and training are for. It's what I had, just not in a Circle."

And with that, she moves to pour the tea for them.

Eirlys smiles shyly over at her, pleased that her sentiment is appreciated rather than having offended. "I've never liked the idea of Circles. I just didn't think there was any other way, with them being so established."