Cassandra blanches when Hawke asks her about motives; she hadn't intended to be so obvious, so transparent. With a quick shake of the head, she does her best to dismiss any notions of ulterior motives. "I am not here on official business," she assures Hawke, as she begins to stride alongside him, in easy acceptance of his invitation.
She huffs lightly before continuing. "Is it so wrong to want to learn more about a man who I've heard so much about?" A man she had worked so hard to find, she wants to say, but decides that is better left unsaid, perhaps even goes without saying at all. What she cannot help but add, however, is a mild jest.
"If you do decide you would prefer to bunk down in the stables, you may have to fight it out with Warden Blackwall. I do believe he is already quite established there."
Her quip actually made him laugh, his humor, though tired and worn-slap-out, coming through with astonishing ease. "I think I'll hold off on declaring war on the Wardens, Seeker, but thank you anyway." Blue eyes sparkled beneath the mop of dark hair. "He can have the stables. My tower is comfortable enough."
Her curiosity wasn't so totally out of place, though. So many people had read Varric's book; it still astounded him how far the tales had spread. And while the dwarf had taken a few liberties here and there, he'd gotten most of it exactly right, much to Hawke's never-ending sorrow.
"Well, what would you like to know?" Blinking, Hawke realized that he'd inadvertently set himself up, but what the hell? It wasn't as if she were going to behead him now. ...was she?
"Tell you what, my lady, let's fetch up with a few barrels of Skyhold's good ale, a quiet corner in which to swill it, and I'll answer whatever question you ask." He paused, then added, "...er, within reason, of course." Surely spending a little time in good company - and somehow attractive company - wasn't frowned upon around here, was it?
She is surprised at the mage's easy offer, but not displeased. Perhaps she should not be so astonished; according to her sources (the book and straight from dwarf's mouth itself), the Champion had always been a personable fellow, the type to collect a ragtag group of miscreants and drag them across the countryside.
It amuses her, to think of herself as one of his followers. At first, she offers only a huff in response to the question, but after another moment or two of consideration she smiles, more easily than she had expected. "All right. So long as it's the good ale."
The Ambassador would understand. If anything, Josephine would be delighted to hear that Cassandra is making connections, which only strengths her resolve to not let the other woman find out about it. Not that there's any real point in trying to keep secrets around the hold. The walls have ears. Leliana's ears.
There's one more point which she feels the need to clarify. "And," she begins sharply, "you promise not to call me a 'lady' again." She might be seventy-eighth in line to the Nevarran throne, but she'd like to not be reminded of that fact, thank you very much.
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Date: 2020-06-20 11:43 am (UTC)She huffs lightly before continuing. "Is it so wrong to want to learn more about a man who I've heard so much about?" A man she had worked so hard to find, she wants to say, but decides that is better left unsaid, perhaps even goes without saying at all. What she cannot help but add, however, is a mild jest.
"If you do decide you would prefer to bunk down in the stables, you may have to fight it out with Warden Blackwall. I do believe he is already quite established there."
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Date: 2020-06-20 08:18 pm (UTC)Her curiosity wasn't so totally out of place, though. So many people had read Varric's book; it still astounded him how far the tales had spread. And while the dwarf had taken a few liberties here and there, he'd gotten most of it exactly right, much to Hawke's never-ending sorrow.
"Well, what would you like to know?" Blinking, Hawke realized that he'd inadvertently set himself up, but what the hell? It wasn't as if she were going to behead him now. ...was she?
"Tell you what, my lady, let's fetch up with a few barrels of Skyhold's good ale, a quiet corner in which to swill it, and I'll answer whatever question you ask." He paused, then added, "...er, within reason, of course." Surely spending a little time in good company - and somehow attractive company - wasn't frowned upon around here, was it?
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Date: 2020-06-27 11:37 am (UTC)It amuses her, to think of herself as one of his followers. At first, she offers only a huff in response to the question, but after another moment or two of consideration she smiles, more easily than she had expected. "All right. So long as it's the good ale."
The Ambassador would understand. If anything, Josephine would be delighted to hear that Cassandra is making connections, which only strengths her resolve to not let the other woman find out about it. Not that there's any real point in trying to keep secrets around the hold. The walls have ears. Leliana's ears.
There's one more point which she feels the need to clarify. "And," she begins sharply, "you promise not to call me a 'lady' again." She might be seventy-eighth in line to the Nevarran throne, but she'd like to not be reminded of that fact, thank you very much.