She had finally gotten away from almost everyone. The last few days Arianna had been dodging Cullen and Mark; she didn't know what to say to either of them. Leliana finally gave her permission to leave Skyhold for the day after assuring Arianna that she would be able to find her no matter where she went. She had taken her bow and a couple of daggers. She wanted to hunt; it had been so long. It was only her with the company of the Iron Bull.

"Can't we kill something bigger? These small animals are boring me." Bull held up a small rodent that he had smashed in the head. "You can't even eat this thing." He threw it to the side.

Arianna smiled. She found Bull's sarcastic tone very endearing. "Sure, why not? Let's go take down a dragon, just the two of us." She shot an arrow into a wolf's heart that was approaching them. She went to go look at it. It had cold, black eyes and blood dripping out of it's mouth. "Friendly looking creature, don't you think?"

Bull walked past her as he wondered something. "So, why did you choose me to come with you? I would have thought you'd pick Cullen." He swung his maul around his back to hang it on its holster. "You two seem to be pretty friendly. Well, maybe not the last few days."

"I've been avoiding people. I don't need anyone developing any sort of feelings for me; it's just bad news," she said to him. She thought of how close her and Mark had gotten, how they had almost kissed. Then, she thought of Cullen holding her in his arms and she sighed. "Now things are just complicated." She looked at the giant qunari. "What about you?"

Bull laughed at the opportunity that he'd just gotten. "Well, I don't know that I would say you're relationship worthy, but I'd give you a good railing."

She stopped dead in her tracks in confusion. "What?!"

"Usually with those servant girls, I let them bounce on top of me and let them feel in control for once." He looked her up and down, examining her body. "You on the other hand, would need a good, hard rail to loosen you up. Though, I bet you would be pretty good on top."

"I, um …" She could not believe what she was hearing. Did people really talk like that? "I would have to kindly decline that offer."

Bull scoffed at her words. "Where is that spark from the first day I met you? You had so much sass." He picked up a twig and poked her with it in the arm.

"Ow. Hey, what was that for?" She held her arm with her other hand and looked at the little bit blood that had been drawn.

"You are acting like a little girl. You were so much different when I first saw you." He poked her again and again and again. "Get angry, little girl."

She grabbed the twig and threw it as far as she could. "Call me 'little girl' one more time," she said, daring him to do it.

Bull smiled at her as he dropped his maul to the ground and got in a fighting stance. "None of your creepy magic. I will give you a head start and let you use your daggers. Does that sound good to you, little girl?"

She charged at him without even thinking. He swung his hands out to stop her, but she was much faster than he was. She moved around his arms and used his monstrous thighs to climb on his back and sit on his shoulders. "Say you're sorry." When he refused, she pulled on his horns.

"Hey, those are very sensitive and get hurt easily."

She pulled on them again. "Say it, and I will stop."

"Fine, fine. I'm sorry that I called you a little girl." He grabbed her and practically threw her off of him. "You humans are always going for the cheap shot."

She gave an honest smile, something she hadn't done for a few days. "And you Qunari still never expect it."

Arianna and Bull had returned, and immediately she was summoned to the war room. As she got in there, she saw Josephine, Leliana, Cullen, and Mark. Arianna took a deep breath as she stepped further into the room. "How can I be of service."

Cullen gave her an adorable, innocent smile. "We needed you input. You are an important part of the Inquisition now." He motioned to the giant map of Orlais and Ferelden that was on the table.

"We need to know if we should side with the templars or mages. Each can give us benefits, but we are trying to decide which would cause us less casualties in the long run," Mark said as he walked to Leliana's side.

Leliana interjected, "Of course your opinion is very important, but do understand that your opinion will not be our final decision."

Arianna raised her eyebrows and thought for a moment. "Mages are unpredictable; there have been enough incidents to make that clear, but they are powerful. They would give us a boost on damage, but they might cause more issues for us whereas the templars most likely wouldn't."

The others looked at each other and nodded. "Ok, thank you," Leliana said. "You are all dismissed. Josephine and I will consult with one another."

"Why am I not in on this? I am an advisor as well." Cullen was offended. He had just as many good ideas as them.

Leliana smirked at him and raised her moved her eyes towards Arianna. "I imagine you have other things on your mind, Cullen."

He took that as an opening and chased after Arianna who was walking near Mark. "Arianna, I have a question for you." She turned to look at him and he tried to regain his thoughts. "Would you possibly want to have dinner with me tonight?"

Mark stopped and turned around to see her reaction. "That was a pretty bold move, Cullen. I've never seen you ask to take a girl out."

Arianna looked between the two of them. "You have to give me nothing." She remembered Cullen's words. "Yes, I would love to go to dinner with you, but it's not anything special. I'm doing as a friend."

Cullen nodded and smiled. "I understand. That's all that I want from you."