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[ The feed turns on. Leliana looks closely at the notebook and waves her hand in front of the video feed. It mirrors her movements. There are other people in other windows and they are all watching her! She wonders if this is what the other side of the mirror feels like. ]

This… communication device is so interesting! Is it some sort of, um, ancient magic? I don’t know much about those, I am afraid, but it is certainly useful, no?

This place is really grand. I don’t think I have ever been anywhere like here. Not in Ferelden. Not in Orlais. Not in Orzammar. I am sure these walls and windows have a lot of stories to tell, and these grand spaces have a lot of adventure to uncover. [She giggles.] I am going to find out, soon enough.

I still can’t believe I’m here! I can’t tell if I’m dead or if I’m dreaming. I hope nobody pinches me awake soon, at least.

Oh. But I have certainly babbled enough, I think. I am Leliana! It’s a pleasure to meet all of you!

[ ooc: psst, mods, it's Leliana not Lelania in the tags. :D ]

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What line of work takes you to Ferelden, and Orlais, and Orzammar?

[No, they haven't met.]

Edited 2012-09-02 00:46 (UTC)

I was a traveling minstrel from Orlais, you see. I sang at the grandest of parties and told stories at the smallest of chapels. Traveling, singing and meeting people used to be my life.

I never went to Orzammar until the Warden -- Cousland over there -- brought me there, though. Dwarven politics are nothing short of completely terrifying, let me tell you.

Oh, you're one of hers. [Says the pot to the kettle.] Did she buy your love with the gift of a small animal, too?

[ She laughs. ] Oh, she did indeed! She gave me the cutest, little nug, Schmooples. I miss Schmooples. He was such a dear. But I can't understand why, even after I adorned him with the most darling ribbon around his neck, all the dwarves I met only wanted to eat him.

And where is Schmooples now?

[ :( ]

I think he got left behind at camp. Poor Schmooples!

They do say pets grow to resemble their owners, and the other way round. Funny how disposable we all turn out to be.

Aren't you a ray of sunshine.

What happened, happened. All the disapproving looks in the world won't change that.

And neither will your insults.

The truth isn't an insult.

That looks like more of an opinion than a truth, I'd say.

You mean to say I imagined that she left us? That it's up for debate as to whether she was gone?

Unless you plan to change the definition of opinion by royal fiat, it's by no means an opinion. It's a truth.

There is a difference between leaving for an obligation and feeling that someone is disposable. How do you know how she feels about you, exactly? Some sort of spell that lets you know her thoughts and feelings?

Rather invasive.

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What do you mean? The Warden did not abandon me. I left her side after the Blight.

I'm sure she wouldn't abandon you, either.

You were smart. You should have taken Schmooples with you, though.

I did. I was in an expedition into the Deep Roads before I came here. Schmooples was... at... camp...

...surrounded by dwarves.

Oh, Maker!

[ DDDDDD: ]

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[... poor Schmooples D:]

That's ... unfortunate. My condolences.

...Thank you.

I got a kitten.

[Dwarves don't eat those.]

Oh, I adore kittens! I remember a few ladies from Orlais used to pamper them a lot. They put all sorts of expensive collars around their necks and put them on big, fluffy pillows like they're their most valuable possession. [ Chuckles. ] For some of them, they might be.

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Was she.

I have no reason to doubt her story.

And she was lucky to have left me.

She was lucky to have left first, yes. Schmooples doesn't sound to have been so lucky, which is a pity.