Rhea's eyes bolted open and with heavy breath she reached behind her for the comfort of Blackwall's presence, only to find and empty space and a cold spot where Blackwall should have been. She sat straight up and her naked frame shivered with the cold breeze.

"Blackwall?" Rhea called out, worried. She didn't want to rush to conclusions and wondered if he had gotten up during the night. She jerked when something cold pressed against her ankle and she glanced down at whatever it was. To her horror, it was the Gray Warden badge they discovered at the ruins. Rhea glanced out the window and her heart sank in her chest.

Blackwall left her.

Gathering the fur beneath her and wrapping it around her naked figure, Rhea shakily rose from the abandoned bed and staggered through the dead courtyard. Tears blurred her vision as she stumbled through Skyhold and to the personal chambers where her advisors resided. She stepped foot in the Grand Hall and tumbled to the floor, losing grip of her makeshift cloak. Hitting the unforgiving cold floor was the final push that sent Rhea over the edge. The tears flowed freely then and her silent cries became audible sobs. She barely pulled herself up from the ground and stumbled to the hallway of her advisors. How could she have been so foolish? How could she have forgotten the wise advice of her clan leader to never let a shemlen into your heart or bed? She was a fool. She entered the advisor's wing and stumbled over to the door she believed belonged to Josephine. Between sniffles, Rhea knocked loudly on Josephine's door and waited for an answer. The door opened almost immediately and Josephine appeared on the other side in her nightwear, rather confused.

"Inquisitor, what is the matter?" Josephine inquired astonished upon noticing Rhea's tears and unusual state of dress. Rhea broke down and her bright green irises were stained red and puffy from a flood of tears.

"He's gone." She wailed and the doors down the hall opened to reveal Leliana and Cullen, half-asleep, checking out the noise. They spotted Josephine and Rhea and rushed over. Josephine filled the two of them in by mouthing what she assumed happened. The blanks were filled in when Rhea murmured Blackwall's name before collapsing into more tears. Both Leliana and Cullen were shocked, but their shock quickly morphed into anger and resolve.

"I will search his quarters." Cullen declared and headed to his office where he would gather some of his men to search for any clues in Blackwall's quarters.

"I will send a couple of my scouts to check Skyhold and the nearby area for him." Leliana stated and raced down the hall to the rookery. Josephine helped a still sobbing Rhea into her room and gave her something simple to wear for the time being and offered to draw a bath. However, Rhea was inconsolable and merely laid at the edge of Josephine's bed with her head lying on the sheets.

Hours later, Leliana would personally confirm to an emotional Rhea that Blackwall was gone. Rhea collapsed into Cullen's arms and Josephine assisted in escorting the Inquisitor back to her room, hoping to minimize any scandal. Little did Rhea or her advisors know about the life that was slowly forming inside of the Inquisitor, making the incident impossible to escape without scandal.