I CANNOT stop thinking about Merrill as Inquisitor. Solas rocks up like “I’m just an apostate mage!” and Merrill’s insane, insatiable curiosity requires him to start crafting the most INTRICATE lies, while she simultaneously absolutely eviscerates him for condescending to explain stuff she already knows.
Solas: “Oh I walk in the Fade!”
Merrill: “Teach me immediately!”
Solas, who did not expect this: “Oh. Hmm. Actually it’s a highly specialized skill.”
Merrill: “Would blood magic help?”
Iron Bull, asking about the eluvian: “The fuck is that?”
Solas, full professor-mode: “It is an ancient elven artifact, known as-“
Merrill: “Ooooooh I wonder if it connects to the other eluvian!”
Solas, panicked: “What other eluvian?”
Merrill: “The one in my house!”
Solas: “Vallaslin are slave markings, actually.”
Merrill: “Oh that’s sad! But they mean so much more now, my vallaslin is one of my last connections to a culture I am no longer allowed to participate in. They remind me that I am always Dalish, no matter what happens - that’s a part of me!”
Solas: “History doesn’t change just because you want it to!”
Merrill: “Are you not listening to me on purpose?.”
Merrill: “So are you dedicated to the Dread Wolf?”
Solas, spitting out his drink: “WHAT?”
Merrill: “We’ll you’re so rude about the Dalish and you don’t have vallaslin! But it wouldn’t be very, you know, sneaky to put “I am dedicated to the Dread Wolf!” on your face.”
Solas, panicking: “Uh, well, actually, um…”
Merrill: “Plus you wear a wolf jaw bone around your neck.”
Merrill: “Not very subtle, is it?”
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