A Different Perspective

Twelve

"WHERE ARE THEY?!"

"BULL, ENOUGH!" Herah yelled as she shoved on the Qunari males chest.

"Where are Grim and Skinner?!" The Iron Bull yelled at the assassin, who only laughed as she was interrogated. I frowned at her then slowly went forward as everyone tried to calm the Chargers and their leader.

"Firefly, what are you doing?!" Varric yelled as I stood in front of the assassin who was magically bound to a chair. I silently stared at her, her smirk wavering, but I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes.

"Adaline-"

"Shut up." Herah told Varric then I felt everyone's eyes on me as I leaned forward, gripping the back of the chair the assassin was in.

"You think that Qunari bastard is the scariest thing in Skyhold?" I asked and she laughed.

"Darling, what will you do? Sew me a rose-" She stopped as I punched her face, making her head fly to the side.

"I make what his race does look like child's fucking play! Where are Grim and Skinner?!" I snarled and the assassin grinned at me.

"You can't beat me to tell the-" She stopped as I reached into her shirt, grabbing the notebook there. As she jerked, I backed up and opened the book.

"Who's Myra?" I asked and looked at the assassin.

"Stop it! Give that back!" She yelled, but I flipped the page and felt my eyes widen as I turned to her.

"Oh, is that what this is?!" I laughed and snapped the book shut.

"Don't you dare! Keep your fucking hands off my stuff-"

"Then tell me what I want to know, or he gets this book!" I said and she glared at the leather bound book in my hand.

"You have until I reach three." I said and smirked, tilting my head.

"One." I started counting, but she was frantically eyeing the book and my face, as if she didn't think I would.

"Two!" I sang, moving towards Varric, Hawke, and Cullen.

"Three-"

"ALRIGHT!" She screamed and I grinned, stopping in front of Hawke.

"Where are they?" I asked and went towards her.

"Tell me, or I promise, the Inquisition will not be able to stop me!" I hissed and she sighed, closing her eyes.

"I-I drugged them, with a sleeping drug. There are caves beneath Skyhold, the map is in the book. They're marked with a circle. You can find them-"

"How long do they have?!" I asked and gripped her throat, standing between her legs.

"A-a few hours!" She coughed then I growled.

"I ought to kill you! But I will leave that to the Iron fucking Bull!" I snapped and turned, letting her go as I quickly walked out of the main hall.

"We're going with you!" Krem said as Varric ran up next to me, the Chargers behind him.

"I wouldn't argue against it!"

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I looked down at the map then at the cave system, going left.

"Are you sure you know where you're going?" Bull asked as I turned the notebook, reading it and making sure I knew where I was going.

"It's like a building schematic, a simple system." I said and stepped into the large cavern, slowing as I saw Grim and Skinner asleep on a platform in the middle. Separating us from them was a large bowl like opening, filled to the near brim with ogres.

"Fuck!" I breathed, looking at the ogres.

"Firefly, I hope you have a sword underneath that leather!" Varric said as he grabbed Bianca.

"Not quite. Krem, did you grab what I asked for?" I asked and looked at him as he grabbed my bow and quiver.

"Here, Lady Tethras." He said and I smirked, shouldering my quiver.

"Darling, I may just fall in love with you for real!" Varric beamed as I knocked an arrow, aiming carefully as the large chandelier over the middle platform where Skinner and Grim were. I took a deep breath then pulled the arrow back, letting go and watching as the chandelier swung. As it arched up, it dumped hot coals on the ogres, swinging back down and showering the other side in coals as well.

"What was the point-" Bull stopped as the fabric on the ogres began to catch fire, burning them. Thanks to the proximity of the ogres, almost all of them caught fire within minutes of my well shot arrow.

"Now, we have the advantage." I said and knocked another arrow as the Chargers ran into the bowl, killing ogres. Together, Varric and I provided air cover and easily, the ogres fell to the ground. When the last one fell, I saw a mechanism and whistled to Rocky.

"Play with that!" He looked behind him then began turning the wheel, Stitches and Dalish helping him. As they moved it, a walkway rose between Varric and I and Skinner and Grim. I shouldered my bow then went across the walkway, kneeling between the Chargers and pressing my hands to their throats.

"They're alive, just unconscious." I told Bull as he came over.

"Good!" He breathed, not expressing just how concerned he really was.

"Let's get them back, have the healers and mages look them over just in case." I said and he nodded. As the Chargers lifted their comrades, Varric and I led the way out of the cave. When we got back to Skyhold, Dorian and Solas were waiting and immediately led the way to the infirmary, taking care of the two Chargers.

"How did you find them?!" Herah asked and I looked up at her, squinting against the sun.

"We followed the map. It wasn't hard. I mean, there were ogres, but-"

"That's not what I meant, Adaline!" Herah breathed and shook her head as Bull came back over.

"Then what did you mean, Dragon? I mean, really, the map was perfectly laid out for us and everything-"

"The assassin told us, while you guys were gone, that the map was wrong! She intentionally drew the map to kill you! It was never supposed to lead you to Skinner and Grim!" She said, which made my eyes widen then narrow as I realized what she said. Despite a faulty map, I somehow still managed to find Skinner and Grim and save their lives.