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FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Thranduil
RECIPIENT: All characters on the Galicia and the Walrus.
WHAT: DONT BE THAT BITCH.
WHEN: During the boat flight from Minrathous.
WHERE: Boats, Ocean.
NOTES: oooh god I’m on my phone don’t make me link to thing.

Those on the Galicia saw it first hand, but to those on the Walrus, the Venatori abroad the warship pursuing us have made us an offer of safe passage in exchange for the currently incapacitated Archon Radonis, who is aboard.

I would hope [ thranduil’s voice low and dangerous. ] that no one need reminding that the Venatori are liars and their promises worth nothing.

[ but there’s one in every batch who might think first of saving their own skin, and that’s why thranduil is hanging out with the (unconscious) radonis and his friend, a knife. ]

And I would think that we would far prefer to strike fear into the hearts of the Venatori after the ordeal we were put through in Minrathous, with some of our comrades still missing and presumed captured, rather than simper and beg their mercy.

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No one around here is their deal-maker. If he goes back to Kirkwall, no one in Skyhold is letting Kirkwall decide what to do with the Archon.

Edited (homophonic) 2018-08-19 09:39 (UTC)

[Incredulously,] When we're the ones who saved him from certain death? Bugger Skyhold. If he goes back to Kirkwall, then he's in Kirkwall. If Kirkwall's got him, Kirkwall ought to say what's done with him.

And what command do you know that would entrust a decision like what to do with the Archon of Tevinter to their trainwreck subordinates in a messy outpost half of which struggles on the best day to remember they answer to anyone?

All the command I've ever known would entrust decision to the man that tied the knots on the Archon's bonds.

If that man is fool enough to give away the decision and pass it off 'cos there's someone who commands, then he's a good loyal dog, and I hope his reward's worth it. In my mind, once a prize is yours, you keep it. And anyone that tries to take it from you, do for them.

As much as I'd love that to be an argument likely to mean anything.

( she sincerely would. she'd also quite like the archon to be dead before skyhold even knows he was here. she doubts both. )

It only means nothing when everyone gets together and decides it'll be so. Put yourself in the room if you want a say in it.

And if turning the Archon over to Skyhold's not what's best for us in Kirkwall, now's the time to fucking say, before that 'everyone' gets together and gives that leverage away.

We are fucking saying, as I'm sure you're aware as part of the conversation quite literally happening around you.

But if he makes it back to Kirkwall, Herian is delusional if she thinks the division heads will be making those decisions she doesn't want to commit to now. I'm not arguing in favor of it, I'm pointing out what we are dealing with.

( so they can take it into account deciding how to act now. )

And here I was trying to pretend I can't listen to everyone else's shouting out their private bloody conversations. I'm new to this, you see.

It's all right if we're in agreement, and you're playing demon advocate for me. If there's a place to go to point it out louder, tell me and I'll put myself there for it. I'm saying in the end, I don't see the point in carrying on against people who are set against us. If they're at Kirkwall or Skyhold or down in the belly of the Galicia, I don't care. I know what I want.

[like if they get that warship, they'll have at least two ships, right. Achieve the dream and sail away with it.]

You must be. These crystals are nothing but this, and drunken rounds of would my bum look nice on his face. You'll get used to it.

We'll get the rest of them and that warship. It's a long way to Skyhold from Kirkwall. Lots of things could happen after that.

That sounds ominous. Both parts, now that I say it.

S'ppose my only choice is to keep an ear to this crystal and listen for one of those happenings. Should they occur.

[With any luck: when they occur.]