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[justice_is_blond]

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[byblow]

I can, yes. It's uh—in the mountains on the coast. Not far from Amaranthine, actually, just hard to reach. I don't remember exactly how we got there. We had a guide. But I can get you close. Maybe the griffons will make it easier.

[justice_is_blond]

You realize this is beginning to sound like one of Varric's stories? A group of people flying by griffon-back to a secret hidden base to meet with someone who is far older than anyone could expect or likely explain.

[A beat.]

I'm already in one of his books. Why not try this story on for size? Maybe we can get out of it without dozens of corpses.

[byblow]

Maybe. But if you do, it will only be because we cleared them out when we were there.

[justice_is_blond]

...So what you're saying is that there are corpses everywhere, because I doubt anyone was paying Jonas even a copper for clearing out the bodies.

[byblow]

Mmm. If it's any comfort, it's been twelve years, and they were already only skeletons when we met them. I doubt there's much of a mess left.

[justice_is_blond]

[Have a long, tired sigh.]

...When you met the skeletons. Nercromancer, or blood mage? Please say necromancer.

[byblow]

Well, they didn't have blood, so...

[justice_is_blond]

What are you sending me into?

[byblow]

An old Warden fortress that was once full of possessed skeletons, demons, and a two-hundred year old mage experimenting on Warden blood.

[justice_is_blond]

Oh good. You send me to the nicest places. Should I bring anything back to you? A few knuckle bones? Maybe a skull so you can make a nice cup.

[But his voice is teasing rather than upset. There are no nice placed in Thedas, he's increasingly convinced, save Nate's arms. And that's his place. Alistair can't have it.]

[byblow]

[ Alistair doesn't want it, thanks. ]

There were some old books there. You should bring those.

And a skull.

[justice_is_blond]

I knew you wanted the skull. I'll gather what I can. Give me... I can't set off right away, there's a lot else to do, but I'll put together some people. Wardens only?

[byblow]

Nothing there we want anyone else seeing—

[ Wait. It sounds like he's giving orders. It sounds like Anders is taking them. Abort abort. ]

—I think, but it's up to you.

[justice_is_blond]

[Welcome to being Senior Warden, Alistair.]

You're the one that's been there before. Also Zevran and Morrigan, I imagine, but they're not Wardens. I'll limit it.