this is my first network post in this game oh god i hope i don't ruin it

[twelvelabours]

FORM: sending crystal
SENDER: Hercules Hansen
RECIPIENT: locked to Grey Wardens! Grey Wardens only club!!!
WHAT: Anders & what do with him: a Grey Warden opinions discussion
WHEN: late Guardian /mumbles vaguely - set after Anders turns himself into Herc, before Leliana deduces is identity
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES:
This is regarding the Anders reveal plot, as discussed in this ooc post and as a follow-on from this log thread.
Threadjacking and hopping around encouraged!
If you'd like a thread with Herc to turn to actionspam for characters in Skyhold, go for it.

Wardens. We’ve got something important to discuss. If you’re not someplace private, stop listening now, drop whatever it is you’re doing, and get somewhere suitable. This is strictly Warden business.

( This is not the happy and friendly Herc. This is tense and angry Herc, even with his temper very carefully kept in check.

He leaves a pause to allow them to either stop listening without him accidentally unveiling something, if they need to, takes a breath, and carries on. There might be the sound of wind whipping behind him as he stands on the ramparts - what you can’t hear is the sound of him trying to reduce Anders to ash with his gaze. )

A Grey Warden who left our numbers has handed himself in to answer for crimes committed. Not against the Grey Wardens, but against Kirkwall and the Chantry. Some of you already know this man. Some of you knew him by the adopted name ‘Detlef.’ Others will just know the crimes of the mage Anders.

( Considering how to continue, what to say next, Herc exhales a moment. What a day. )

Anders has turned himself into us of his own free will, ( which unfortunately denied Herc the chance to tackle-slam him face first into a wall, ho hum ) and confessed to blowing up the Kirkwall Chantry, an act he claims was for the sake of mage freedom.

( He pauses, there. )

I don’t have much of a personal stake in that. I’m not a man of the Chantry, and I’m not a mage. Far as I’m concerned, there’s mages and there’s mages. The likes of Bethany and Kaiden have saved my life more times than I can count. Others can be dangerous, and I reckon the same goes for Templars, same as any other person. You’ve got honourable ones, and you’ve got monstrosities.

Now, I don’t even know all about what was happening in Kirkwall, back then, but I can’t say I’m a fan of killing some innocent people for the sake of saving other innocent people, one way or the other.
( Sounds like a pile of crap to him, personally. ) And as Grey Wardens, our roles is to try and protect all of Thedas. From the Blight and darkspawn, usually, but I don’t think innocent lives being lost, no matter who they belong to, sits well with any of us.

( Still. )

But Nathaniel reminded me that we all know how much someone can change, and that we all come to the Wardens for different reasons. Atonement is one, but Anders’ fate isn’t something any one of us can decide. He’s one of our own, and he’s our responsibility. Speak up with your thoughts.

Whatever our decision is, we are telling the Inquisition. The Wardens integrity isn’t going to be compromised any further.

Comments

[paperwing]

They will refuse. [No need to think about that.] They will stop harbouring us. All of this- it complicates things a great deal. But is the only way, isn't it?

[unbrokenoath]

Maybe we should start thinking about alternate ways to achieve our goals. Just in case. Maybe not right now, while we're dealing with this problem. But...just in case.

[bunko]

If it is a goal that we are all agreed on, then it is one that we should think much sooner instead of the later. For I think that Sabriel has the right. We may keep some of this integrity, but our causes will be of less value. Already they do not listen.

[paperwing]

The more ways we think of, the better we are able to negotiate. The sooner, the better.

[justice_is_blond]

First the goals and their priorities should likely be decided. Clarel should be highest on that list. My survival or welcome, if that is agreed upon, would therefore need to be lower.

[bunko]

['Complicates'. Such a dirty word.]

There is always Antiva, bella.

[paperwing]

Someday, I would love to see her.

[bunko]

You will. I will take you myself, and show you all that there is to see. On this, you have my word.

[paperwing]

I would like that very much, I think.

We should skip Nevarra.

[bunko]

What is wrong with Nevarra? It is not as good as Antiva, yes, this is true. But to skip?

[paperwing]

I care for Nevarra very much, but there are parts of what she is that can be... our beliefs, what is practiced in the larger cities. Even I am not so fond of those things.

[bunko]

I see.

[not really. but.]

But then, you are fortunate, that I am Antivan, and really wish to take you only to see my most beloved Antiva City. We need think on Nevarra no longer. We can forget its name.

[unbrokenoath]

I think Ferelden is pretty great, personally.

[ Sorry was this a private public discussion. ]

[bunko]

[oops]

[paperwing]

[oops]

[bunko]

[SO VERY JOVIAL NO NICE ROMANCE HERE]

Perhaps! I have not seen Ferelden. But it is impossible that it would be so great as Antiva.

[paperwing]

[splutters

hi kaisa]

[paperwing]

[she will explain it some other time he'll get that story eventually]

It is good that I am willing to leave her be [for a time] to go by your side to Antiva City, it seems.

[bunko]

[eventually ok. and in the meantime, continuing this semi public flirting, sorry to all wardens (not that sorry)]

Leave who be? I don't know what you speak of, because you see: I've already forgotten. And now I will think of nothing else but to take you to Antiva City.

There are many taverns there, you know.

[js.]

[paperwing]

[it'd be rude if she didn't reply! and it's entirely relevant if they started out on topic right

r i ght

she laughs, lighthearted. silly. but, seriously.]

I had thought that might be so.

Are there forevers in them, too?

[bunko]

[so rude! like they can't just take this to a private corner in person or anything okay, he's not even in Skyhold. it has to be done this way. sorry.]

If you are there, Sabriel? Then there will be forevers. You will see for yourself how sweet these forevers are, in Antiva City.

[paperwing]

I shall hold you to them, then.