sending crystal

[mythalenaste]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Pel
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: Bored insomniac crap
WHEN: Current, an hour or two after the Kirkwall announcement
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES:

What's a good name for a sword?

[beat]

Not Alexander.

Comments

[el_tybs]

That... I'm not quite sure, Pel.

The future I went to... a lot went wrong. We lost a lot of people, a lot of ground, and what was left of the Inquisition was sent underground. Everyone had to fight, had to pull their weight, you probably more so to try and make things better for Sina. Just... one of those times you never came back.

[mythalenaste]

[Sina has finally gone quiet. Pel's hand hasn't left her belly, though. She has quietly decided on what she must do.]

I see. Then there will be no more volunteering for combat missions. I'm a mother first and a researcher second, and not a soldier at all.

Thank you for telling me this.

[el_tybs]

To be honest I wasn't sure how to approach you on this, or if I should - there have been a lot of voices on how to deal with time travel. But I promised Sina that if I got back I would try everything in my power to make sure you were still around for her.

[mythalenaste]

[Pel glances at him sharply. That stung, and felt like he was blaming her for something that hasn't happened.]

That isn't your call to make. It isn't hers, either. It's mine.

[el_tybs]

[At the look and the tone, Sam puts his hands up.]

I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want, Pel. It is your choice at the end. I'm just saying why it took me so long to actually say anything.