Each time Eris was called by the seneschal to deal with Arling matters it started to feel more and more as if the land was dividing itself. Distinct factions were forming amongst the people and each with their own complaints and agendas. One group wanted the farmlands guarded more securely. Another wanted the city to be protected better. Another was complaining about trade being bad. Then there were the matters of how thinly guarded the Keep was. She was running out of guards and she was taking on more responsibility than she could handle.

Every day passed by with letters coming to her of either darkspawn, bandits, or smugglers attacking someone and being that she had no guards left to send, she was forced to go herself. Her primary focus should be on the darkspawn alone, not bandits or smugglers. Each moment they spent fighting these people, the stronger the darkspawn grow. If she ever finished dealing with the darkspawn there were going to be some serious changes around the land.

These same complaints were addressed again when the lords and ladies of the land came to swear their oaths to her. But she was no fool, she had been taught well by her parents and knew from personal experience to be cautious when dealing with such matters. One lady in particular was troubling as she would have her believe that already some nobles were conspiring against her. If she was telling the truth then it was a dangerous situation brewing, but it would be even worse if she was lying and Eris acted on it. For now all she required was more information, which she would happily get from a reliable source.

It was late into the night by the time the guest had been shown out only and Eris groggily treaded back to her room only to be pulled aside by Nathaniel.

"Can we talk? Now? Somewhere private?" Nathaniel murmured.

She motioned to her room, following him inside and shutting the door. It was a struggle to keep her eyes open as she sat down on the edge of the bed to hear him out.

"You heard about the conspiracy against you I assume?" Nathaniel says quietly.
"Yes, what of it?" Eris yawns.
"Well I have some leads for you, since I know you're planning on looking into this personally," Nathaniel says.
"Well, care to share?" Eris says, kicking off her boots.
"Only on one condition, I go with you. You haven't been sleeping a lot and you're not at your sharpest, you need me," Nathaniel says, crossing his arms.
"Fine, fine, fine. Can I go to sleep now?" Eris says, waving her hand before falling back on the bed.
"Yes, my lady," Nathaniel teases, before leaving the room.