#blightbled

   ❛ and you ------ let that happen? ❜

   ( it’s disbelief tightening his throat, squeezing the words hard as his heart clenches in his chest. he can hear the beat as it rises slowly into his ears, and the very sound burns hot like his first drink of the taint, and between the seething of his blood and the chill of strange tidings on a familiar tongue, carver thinks he might shatter to pieces. 

     their oath presses viciously, vindictively against his teeth. he wants, more than anything, to repeat it aloud, because he stares at his brother-in-arms and believes in earnest that alistair has forgotten it somewhere along the way. but carver’s jaw grinds, and he knows it’s not his place to demand which lives be forfeit, which lives remain. unkind, after all, to wish death upon a friend. )

          “Why would the Wardens pursue one of their own?” In a time that threatened another Blight one would think them to prioritize regrouping and caring for their own than chasing a what was a hiccup at best in comparison to the greater picture.

10. if inquisition operated like da:o, what would their gift items be? What would their approval and disapproval Feast Day items be?

i actually think about this so much….. because merilin isn’t very materialistic at all. she’s definitely one of those people who are AWFUL when it comes to buying them gifts bc she’s just so listless with her interests. 

BUT, as far as general gifts go, i can see an inquisitor stacking up her favor by gifting her novelty items usually associated with either alienage or dalish culture because who else are you gonna give em to?? sera and solas dont want anything to do with either group lol. no matter what you think she feels about elves, she’s homesick as hell

a rivaini seer’s cowl could be her feast day approval item (it might boost her magic resistance too or something), and her disapproval item would probably be some book titled “infanticide and the second exalted march” ksjdfkjasdhlkjfshgkjsfhsjkh

12. do they believe the herald of andraste is really the herald of andraste?

merilin’s feelings about faith are so fucking complicated she just…… prefers not to think too hard about it. even when she’s called herald of andraste, the only reason she backs it up is because she’s thinking pragmatically that she’s going to need all the chantry support she can get to do anything efficiently

if you like. sat her down and MADE her try to come up with an answer, she’ll struggle for a while and then say,,,,,, they probably aren’t. but she really couldn’t care less, because to her, the herald IS the herald so long as people simply believe they are, not just because the maker chose them personally. the truth hardly matters when anyone can (and will) interpret facts however they like to suit their whims

14. what nickname does varric give them?

i’m no expert on his nicknaming practices, but i always thought it’d be somthing like “mom”, or just anything that pokes fun at the fact that she really does just…. mother and fret over others and doesn’t even realize it.

i actually remember discussing this with @chestoftheages once though, and they pointed out that varric tends to give elven girls nicknames related to flowers, and suggested “thistle” because they’ve got nice pretty flowers, but barbs that cling to folks and prick them too. 

            “You never mentioned it before.”

          Their time together has perhaps, been forced by circumstance - a requirement of their titles, of their reputations and histories brought together to do what it is they do best. A Champion and a veteran Warden of the Fifth Blight. And perhaps she has been distant, desiring nothing more than to finish what she thought she’d already killed, nothing more than settle it and be gone. Her gaze shifts to look at Alistair. The least she can do is get to know the man in the hopes of making the impossible feel a little more comfortable. 

hawke’s Sin is the real reason kirkwall fell into a state of disarray

fury. what is a word/phrase that you dread to hear? | monster themed asks.