This is Zevran. I am probably off having a swashbuckling adventure with my deadly red-haired Warden - please leave with me your message if you wish me to contact you soon.
[Zevran immediately picks up on that fear. Leliana is scared. That's very bad, because Leliana may be a sensitive woman, but she doesn't rattle easily. He keeps his voice purposefully flippant.]
...I take it that I should have? Is there something I ought to direct my attention toward?
I don't think death means anything in this place as much as I want that again. [ She says with absolutely no remorse at all. ]
No, Elissa told me to ask for your help in keeping an eye on her. If she even remembers what happened, she would only keep tabs on our Warden and me. She would only see you as expendable help, and we could use that to our advantage.
Of course. [Zevran doesn't much like using his tablet, but he realizes now he must become more familiar with it as a survival tactic. Someone like Marjolaine is worth keeping an eye on, and he would do that whether or not Leliana asked him to.
But she did ask him,so.]
I will help you. Free of charge, even. But... you must promise me your advice, in confidence, sometime soon.
But of course! I am as sweet as honeysuckle. Many have said just that.
Shall I speak to her, then? See if we might make friends? Or would you prefer for met to follow her in secret? In case of the latter, I have no doubt I would eventually be discovered. [Bards and assassins are not so dissimilar in terms of subterfuge, after all. Knowing the enemy is as important as being more skilled than them, and he is not putting stock into being able to outsmart her in that respect.]
The best method would be befriending her, I agree. Try not to give anything important away. Prove your usefulness so she would keep you close, but don't lie too much.
The rest... well, I have enough faith in your skills.
This is an illusion that lasts only as long as she doesn't know how to use the the network, if she has any sense she will look us all up. I've never made a secret of my friendships.
But I do see the advantage in sending me after her, so I will do all I can to worm more information out of her without seeming suspicious. Until next time, my dear.
[She doesn't seem the type who'll kill him and simply take the payment - she's cleverer than that - but it's always a possibility.
More likely she could sell him some dangerous magic he didn't know anything about, bind him to it in some terrible way.
He needs a contingency plan. And while it's not perfect, since technically he barely knows Merrill, either, he has a little faith in her integrity as the former First of a Dalish Keeper.]
Provided I can bring a mage to investigate the item before handing it over, I would be perfectly amenable.
Have you ever given me a reason to? [Zevran shoots back almost affectionately.] I will be bringing a mage named Merrill - let me first confirm that she is free to assist tonight.
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Have you checked the network recently?
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...I take it that I should have? Is there something I ought to direct my attention toward?
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[ She dares not utter her name. She might find out, somehow. ]
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...How unpleasant.
Is there something you would like for me to do? Perhaps get rid of her for you?
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No, Elissa told me to ask for your help in keeping an eye on her. If she even remembers what happened, she would only keep tabs on our Warden and me. She would only see you as expendable help, and we could use that to our advantage.
...But only if you're willing, of course.
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But she did ask him,so.]
I will help you. Free of charge, even. But... you must promise me your advice, in confidence, sometime soon.
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My advice?
[ A pause. ]
All right. I promise.
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Shall I speak to her, then? See if we might make friends? Or would you prefer for met to follow her in secret? In case of the latter, I have no doubt I would eventually be discovered. [Bards and assassins are not so dissimilar in terms of subterfuge, after all. Knowing the enemy is as important as being more skilled than them, and he is not putting stock into being able to outsmart her in that respect.]
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The rest... well, I have enough faith in your skills.
Be careful.
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But I do see the advantage in sending me after her, so I will do all I can to worm more information out of her without seeming suspicious. Until next time, my dear.
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But I will do my very best. Perhaps I might even impress you.
Until next time, my friend.
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Goodbye, Zevran.
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voice because he doesn't understand typing;
okay she'll voice for a bit
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[OOC: Log?]
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[ OOC: i'd love to! i can set it up in a minute if you want? ]
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[OOC: Absolutely!]
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[ OOC: here! feel free to switch format if you want. ]
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You rang, my friend?
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[Frankly, it seems impossible.]
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Meet me at [bar!] tonight. And since you'll be going back for it anyway, bring your half, if you'd like to save a little time.
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[She doesn't seem the type who'll kill him and simply take the payment - she's cleverer than that - but it's always a possibility.
More likely she could sell him some dangerous magic he didn't know anything about, bind him to it in some terrible way.
He needs a contingency plan. And while it's not perfect, since technically he barely knows Merrill, either, he has a little faith in her integrity as the former First of a Dalish Keeper.]
Provided I can bring a mage to investigate the item before handing it over, I would be perfectly amenable.
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