contact part deux

[bouchonne]

if this were modern times byerly would probably make you listen to total eclipse of the heart before you were able to leave a message

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[cozen]

Maybe not.

[ He wants to think better of everyone. He does, on some level. But on another, Byerly already has nearly died in this office. ]

Gideon could have been a mage. We wouldn’t have known until it was too late. It couldn’t hurt. It doesn’t have to be about them.

[bouchonne]

Yes.

[ That's true. Yes. Not paranoia about the mages - just...all-purpose paranoia. ]

It's a good idea. I'll start doing that.

[ Then, with a caress to Bastien's cheek: ]

Not tonight's problem.

[cozen]

No, [ Bastien agrees, because the promise is plenty for him, and catches By's hand to hold across the desk. ] Tonight's problem is how we will justify a little trip for just the two of us.

[ Yseult disappeared for well over a week with Darras, after her kidnapping with Flint, and worked via the crystals. Something particularly well-deserved, given the torture. But if she can do it— ]

You want to make sure we have somewhere to go if Kirkwall becomes untenable, no? Maybe we should hop across the sea and talk to some people with spare fortresses. Or we could go to Kaiten. Introduce ourselves to the Viscount and, you know. Look around.

[ For his siblings, now that By's head from Nadine. ]