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[sunshinethroughgrey]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Bethany Hawke
RECIPIENT: The Inquisition
WHAT: The Wardens make a statement
WHEN: One week after the annoucement
WHERE: Outside Skyhold, in the Warden camp, aka Camp Shady.
NOTES:Clearly, there is going to be cursing. Probably from other people who are not Bethany.

[Well, Bethany has seen how these things usually go, so she's decided to brace herself by setting up a table, and a chair on either side of it, just in case someone decides to come screaming out of the Fortress demanding satisfaction. She activates the crystal, and speaks calmly and with great gravity.]

Good day, Inquisition. My name is Warden Bethany Hawke, and I am speaking to you today as our representative on the matter of the decisions made by ourselves on the matter of our fellow Warden, Anders.

[Her voice softens.] First, I want to apologize to the Advisers, for putting them in a position in which they are now in. You should all know that it was a matter of much debate between the Wardens and the Advisers, and this was a decision that was not made lightly. There were hours of talks, and in the end, the agreement was struck on their honoring my sister's judgement, and the laws of the Grey Warden order. As they are a just and honorable group of Thedas;s finest, they looked after their own people first. In fact, we have moved out of Skyhold altogether. Anders serves the Wardens directly, with a Warden guard on him at all times, for the Inquisition itself against our common enemy.

Secondly, I want to apologize to all of you. I realize you must feel that you have had no voice to the Inquisition leadership in this, but they are not to blame and they are not the ones you should speak to. As Warden Kaisa has said ... in slightly less flowery terms, any complaints or issues should be brought to us directly - or in fact - myself. I welcome you to come and speak with me in front of my tent, where you can register a formal complaint or if you wish, give us some idea of how you believe the Wardens should help the Inquisition in kind for all your kindness and your patience.

As always, we are grateful to Thedas for their support, and are pleased to be helping in Empire du Lion, and in the Western Approach, with darkspawn and with demons. We are all, after all, one people together fighting a common enemy, whatever banner we might fly, as with the Blights of old. I can think of no greater cause for us to be serving, whomever we might be.

I look forward to speaking with you, in a public forum. I shall be waiting outside of Skyhold, at our camp. Good day, and may the Maker protect us all.

Comments

[arachnophobe]

Seriously, why the fuck are you all keeping that abomination around?

[not here]

[gatheringstorm]

[Korrin Approves.]

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Honestly? Because he hasn't fulfilled his sentence, of course.

[arachnophobe]

Okay, but why. What is the real fucking reason? After everything that happened because of what he did, how the hell do you think you can keep an abomination tempered by Wardens?

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Because we have the one thing that the Circle does not have, when it comes to Anders.

Information.

Eye witness accounts.

I know it is hard to trust us, but know that we would do anything to protect Thedas. And if he tries to turn on us, we will be the ones drawing the blade across his throat ourselves.

[arachnophobe]

[Alejandro makes a frustrated noise, but at least Bethany is taking the time to talk to him.

Reluctantly, he approves.]

...I really hope you know what you're doing. Too many people lost their lives in more than one way because of that asshole.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

A fact that he has to live with, every day. A punishment he would not get to truly suffer if he was dead.

[Her voice gentle.]

We Wardens have done everything we can, to end Blights. This is no different. I ask you not to forgive, but simply consider the possibilities that sparing one man might damn the memory of Kirkwall, but save all of Thedas.

[arachnophobe]

It's not just Kirkwall, I...

[He hisses to himself. This isn't something he ought to get into. No one is going to understand. He'll have to live with that.]

But if it's going to help deal with Corypheus and the rest of this shit, then I'll find a way to deal with it. [Probably with loads of drinking, but it's something.]

[sunshinethroughgrey]

If not just Kirkwall ... what is it? What is truly troubling you?

[Her voice quiets.] I would like to help you in a way that won't have you at the bottom of a bottle, if I can.

[arachnophobe]

Shit, look. If we're gonna get into this... guess I'll stop by to see you.

Alejandro, by the way.

[sunshinethroughgrey]

I think that would do us both some good.

A pleasure to speak with you, Alejandro. I look forward to speaking with you in person.