( In the same high tower that houses the offices and personal quarters of the other division heads is where he finds her - it has the look of somewhere somewhat in motion, as Petrana is rather newly settling into the job and did not exactly bring a great deal with her in the first place, once Trask's personal minutiae had been cleared out. She is, for her part, not extremely remarkable upon first viewing; barring the anchor-shard marking her left hand, there's nothing that immediately screams alien.
Just a slight woman, neatly dressed with her hair pinned up; warm, if businesslike, and too welcoming for it to be a reprimand or a punishment. Could still be a trap. Probably isn't, though. She does not retreat behind the desk provided for her, but instead seats him and herself at a pair of chairs at a pleasant distance from the fireside. )
As you know, ( without preamble, ) I am not myself a native to Thedas. Nor is the young woman I anticipate I will be relying upon a great deal. In some respects, I am inclined to think of this as a boon that we offer; a shift in perspective. New eyes.
It would, however, not behoove me to become too overawed by my own contributions. ( Dryly. ) And I'd do well not to overlook the importance of having someone in my immediacy who is better acquainted with the things I am still, myself, grappling with. Mademoiselle Bonaventura will speak with my voice and my authority when it is necessary, as I trust her to do so wisely when called upon to; I wish to offer you a position directly adjacent to both.
( There is tea. She lays her hand against the pot, and a glyph-shape lights under her thumb, and steam rises gently. She smiles. )
A pair of rifters alone at the top of anything? I would be a poor diplomat indeed if I didn't see, as will others, where that image might be exploited.
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Just a slight woman, neatly dressed with her hair pinned up; warm, if businesslike, and too welcoming for it to be a reprimand or a punishment. Could still be a trap. Probably isn't, though. She does not retreat behind the desk provided for her, but instead seats him and herself at a pair of chairs at a pleasant distance from the fireside. )
As you know, ( without preamble, ) I am not myself a native to Thedas. Nor is the young woman I anticipate I will be relying upon a great deal. In some respects, I am inclined to think of this as a boon that we offer; a shift in perspective. New eyes.
It would, however, not behoove me to become too overawed by my own contributions. ( Dryly. ) And I'd do well not to overlook the importance of having someone in my immediacy who is better acquainted with the things I am still, myself, grappling with. Mademoiselle Bonaventura will speak with my voice and my authority when it is necessary, as I trust her to do so wisely when called upon to; I wish to offer you a position directly adjacent to both.
( There is tea. She lays her hand against the pot, and a glyph-shape lights under her thumb, and steam rises gently. She smiles. )
A pair of rifters alone at the top of anything? I would be a poor diplomat indeed if I didn't see, as will others, where that image might be exploited.