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" greetings. this is warden cousland.
please leave your message and i'll reply as quickly as i can.
if there's an emergency, leave your location as well. "
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Alistair pauses as Robyn settles down among the mess littering his room, a faintly dismayed look on his face.]
Ah- You can sit on the bed you know.
[He's not going to make a lady sit on the floor just because he's never bothered getting a chair. That's just plain rude. It's one thing for him to settle down there, leaning back against one of the bare stone walls - after a surreptitious check that the bed isn't covered with dirty clothes or worse. He's a big, uncultured brute. She's a tough, dangerous, competent Warden but still a lady.]
I'm not near pretty enough to lead the Wardens. [That is an important qualification for doing a good job of leading Wardens during a Blight. It just is. Warden-Commanders are different and don't need to be pretty.] So that leaves only one person.
[...Anders. Obviously.]
Now that that's sorted. Weisshaupt. [Where does he start? He doesn't have Leliana's flair for story-telling so all he can do is share what he's heard. Tilting his head back to study the ceiling, Alistair dredges up the memories of those times spent around the campfire with the other Wardens, smiling fondly as he recalls them.] I remember hearing about the memorial they have for Garahel. His armour is on display there along with the horns of the archdemon he slew - he and his griffon mount.
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[ Except, she doesn't have anything pressing to return to, and even if she did, she wouldn't be more interested in it than revitalizing a friendship with him. That aside, she really is interested in hearing about the ancient Wardens, and so when she trails off, she just smiles almost sheepishly and shrugs as if to admit defeat. ]
You're pretty enough. [ Her mouth quirks at a smile, thinking of some moment during their quest when he'd mentioning putting on a dress and dancing for the late king. ] But I'll have to see Anders myself before I can make the final call.
[ Robyn hums in brief laughter, but she quiets when he starts talking. Her interest is obvious in her rapt attention, eyes widening slightly at the mention of the horns of the archdemon. ]
Can you imagine? Fighting a dragon on the back of a griffon-... [ The Warden sighs almost dreamily, lolling her head to one side. ] That is really the stuff of legends. And here we are - 'there' we are, I mean - trudging through every marsh in Ferelden without much by way of support. [ There's a derisive chuckle and a wry smile. ] I suppose the lives of Grey Wardens aren't as fanciful while you're living them.
[ She's about to ask him to go on when Oren, who'd returned to stuffed griffon toy, hears the sound of footsteps not far away. Still young-minded, the hound begins to bark, leaping to his feet and scrambling out of the door to chase down the source of the noise, likely to beg them for snacks. ]
Oren-! [ Robyn heaves another sigh, making fleeting eye contact with the other Warden before grudgingly getting to her feet. She moves to the half-chewed griffon and snatches it up. ]
I'll just... take this, then. [ She says, weakly. Then, she looks to the door, clearly not wanting to leave, but- ] I should... go after him. [ Then, she turns toward Alistair again with an apologetic smile. ] Can I hear the rest another time?
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And then bats his eyelashes at her.] You really think I'm pretty?
[Pretty or not, the topic of dresses is one best left alone. Much like Chantry robes, there are some things the world just isn't ready for. Although he may lose the competition either way since Anders, being a mage, already wears a dress and therefore must be prettier.]
Can you imagine flying on the back of a griffon? [He sits forward eagerly, as bright-eyed as Robyn herself.] It would make getting around a lot quicker. If you didn't fall off.
[Before they can get any further into stories or fanciful daydreams about griffon riding, Oren seems to decide they're being too boring for him. Alistair snorts and shakes his head as the mabari bounds off but can't hide his disappointment as Robyn is forced to give chase.]
Sure! [Was that too eager?] Whenever you like, just ask. I'll make some stories up so it sounds like I know what I'm talking about.
[Watching her go Alistair picks himself up so he can go back to sorting out the mess he's made. At least she took Oren's new chew toy. That's one less thing to worry about.]