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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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She pales a little as she realises the enormity of the task. It was certainly far more responsibility than she'd anticipated when she'd decided to return to the Inquisition, but at least it wasn't hers to shoulder alone.

"Do you have any specific pointers, or is it a case of carrying on just trying to set a good example?"

"Right now? Carrying on. Being vocal about how we should be free, as well, drawing attention to the fact that we're only able to do what we do for the Inquisition because right now we're being treated as people, but most of it is simply being seen being helpful. And we can do it."

His voice sounds a little optimistic, more than he actually feels, but that's simply because it would be nice if peaceful actions continued the difference already started.

"There are a lot of people who won't like that." She remembers how those who spoke out against the conditions in the alienage were treated by the local shems, seeing it as a prime excuse to put elves in their place. "But at least here, we should have the Inquisition to defend us, if it comes to it."

"I know. And yes. We have the Inquisition to defend us here, but we also have numbers here. This is our best opportunity."

Not only that, they can be unified between the groups. Elves, mages, and rifters, if all three stand together against oppression it will be that much harder to hurt them.

Eirlys offers a small, friendly smile. "You've certainly given me a lot to think about, Ser."

He dips his head in her direction.

"And you me. Thank you." And then, with that, he'll be heading back to work.