❰ as usual when someone is explaining something thedosian to her, adalia has her quill to the pages of the book inessa gave her and she takes notes without thinking about what she's hearing, so that she may write it all down as quickly as possible and avoid having to ask for any repetition. even the things she already knows of — tevinter and its slave-owning magocracy — get written down, because who knows if myrobalan will have given her any new information? when he finally stops, the scratching of her quill sounds over the crystal for a few moments more before she sets it down. ❱

So, to sum up: A big bad evil from the country of big bad evil wanted a thing, and you wanted him to not have that thing, so you booted his forces out of the thing?

❰ another one of those things she knows is more complicated than she's giving it credit for, and it's not as though myr explained it poorly, or even that she doesn't appreciate the extra information, but it was a lot of words to explain "it was a place the enemy wanted we couldn't let them have". ❱

I appreciate the advice, ❰ she says to the last, and she does, even as you deserve better makes her stomach turn in a strange way. with a thoughtful hum, there's the sound of rustling, then of footsteps. ❱

Do many people on this plane fly, Myrobalan? ❰ adalia asks speculatively. a strange question for anyone who doesn't know she has a flying broomstick, probably, and yet... adalia feels no need to explain. if nothing else, it will be a way to get a leg up on anyone who supposes her bound to terrestrial transportation. ❱