Old Friends and New Adventures

Chapter 8:

I waited by the gates for Solas' return. They had gone to Mythal's temple. Solas went along with the group the Inquisitor took.

He stormed in all by himself. I raced after him, "Solas!" He looked back at me and waited until I was closer.

"You know what she did?!" He was furious.

"No?"

"She completely disrespected her and the elvhen within! She..."

I sighed, "She made her own way through?"

"Yes! How could she just... ARGH." He rubbed his temples, "th-there were elvhen in there Isalana, elvhen. Sleeping there protecting... And she killed them all and that witch, so thirsty for knowledge it leaves no room for conscience."

I gave Fen a concerned look, "Morrigan?"

"Yes, that witch doesn't know what she has done."

"You realise who she is right?" I put my hand on Fen's arm.

"No, I do not."

"Flemeth's daughter."

Solas looked at me with surprise, "Flemeth? But isn't that..."

"Yep."

"And she doesn't know?"

"She doesn't have the slightest idea. That should make you feel better."

He shrugged off my hand from his arm, "slightly, but it still doesn't make up the fact that the Inquisitor decided to kill all the elvhen in the temple. It was meant for a place of peace and she comes in and decides to ruin it, leaving it desecrated."

"I knew the Inquisitor wasn't the kind of person to respect things but I will agree that this was definitely uncalled for. Would you like me to speak with her about it?"

Solas glared at me, "you think a barbarian like her is going to listen to reason?"

I shrugged, "I don't know, I can be pretty persuasive."

"What's done is done."

He turned around and left for his study.

"And Solas, we..."

"Don't."

I frowned as I watch Solas move up the stairs and into the throne room. I sighed and left to my own quarters.

Once I arrived I felt a presence inside, "who's there?"

"Sage," I was greeted by the spymaster.

I lit the candles around my room, "do you like hiding in the dark?"

"Only when I want something."

"How very forward of you."

She chuckled, "yes quite. Is there anything you need to tell me?"

I thought for a moment, well I guess she is here about myself, "like something you don't know?"

"No, something more along the lines of conformation."

"Conformation of what exactly?"

"Isalana. Is that you?"

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

"Oh," Leliana seemed to have paused for a moment, "I didn't think this would go so swiftly, why did the Duchess yell out to you? How did they know about you?"

I shrugged, "not entirely sure how they know about me, all I know is that I tried to track something in the Fade and I found a blockade kind of thing that refused me entry and I think they got the information at that time, no idea how."