The IronBull by his nature was not a scared person, but surrounded by Asaaranda's Kith was easily the most fear inducing thing he has ever done. He was dragged along to the tavern, he wanted nothing more than to be very far away when they found out who he was.
{Damn, relax man we aren't about to kill you just because your from the qun.} Arcill the Avvar said clapping Bull on the shoulder.
"I have the feeling that I will need to learn more of that tongue." Dorian muttered as they entered the tavern.
"Relax my tiny mage, we can start with the fun words." Arcill said with a wink, Dorian sputtered and turned red.
As Shokrakar yelled out for drinks and Simra yelled out threats about the drinks the group moved to the tables, the entire tavern was watching their herald and leader walking among a strange group that had every race present. As Bull sat down he watch the Val-Kos dwarf saunter over to the bar and demand one of Simra's elven brandies, the entire tavern fell silent.
{You give that stone chewer any of Simra's brandy, Cabot and Simra will strangle you with your own guts!} Simra snarled, with ears flat in the elven sign of rage.
Everyone in the tavern knew that there were three things of Simra's you never touched, her chocolate, her soulmate, and her brandy. Cabot looked at his fellow dwarf and shrugged, he was a bar tender but the bottles of elven brandy were from Simra's private store so he was not touching them.
"Come on you can part with one bottle you greedy flower picker." The dwarf complained and everyone beside the Val-kos were backing away in fear.
"Should we be stepping?" Krem asked his knew soulmate, she looked at him like he was nuts. "Hell no! we need to place bets." Sata-Kas smirked and the Val-kos began placing bets.
"Fine standard terms and conditions." The dwarf that Bull learn was named, Ren Cadash or better know as Trapped, sneered.
{No anyone as champion, to be fair Simra lets the rock brained go first.} Simra sassed, and Trapper pointed to Bull who blinked at being dragged in to this fight.
{Simra asks grand aunt to be Simra's champion, pretty please? Simra gives Shokrakar a dalish treat?} Shokrakar countered with. {Treat and a shot of elven brandy.} {Fine.} Simra pouted.
"Yeah! I win! Ha, pay up Arcill!" Sata-Kas called to the large Avvar who grumbled but slid the coins over.
The pair sat across from each other, Arcill stood at the end of the table holding their fists together at the top. "All right, standard rules one round first to pin the other wins." Both parties nodded.
"All right begin!" with that he stepped away and at once the large pair began straining to pin each other's arm.
{With all Adaar told me about you I thought you would be tougher.} Shokrakar grunted, Bull flinched before countering. {Talk is cheap and useless in this!} he strained but Shokrakar smirked and slammed his fist to the table hard.
"Winner and still undefeated is out lovely boss!" Sata-Kas crowed.
"Damn I thought I had you there sim, oh well good to see you spitfire." Trapper sighed before picking up Simra in a bone crushing hug.
{Simra is glad to see trapper to, Trapper should see the under forge and meet Rune lady!} Trapped laughed and they moved off, trapper ordering a bottle of red wine saying he hate the taste of brandy.
"Well now what are your words Iron Bull?" Shokrakar asked, Bull shrugged. "what you said in our match."
"Right we are talking about this later, just so you know your bottom." Shokrakar said, Asaaranda barked out a laugh. {That he is.} Bull scratched his head embarrassed as Asaaranda walked off.
The next dawn saw the now even larger group riding out for the fort, Krem, Dorian and Iron Bull all had bags under their eyes. Where their new partners were fine beside the sullen mood that everyone beside Trapper and Simra seemed to have for morning from the Val-Kos.
"What's the matter Krem, worried about the battle?" Skinner asked, as she had never seen Krem so tired.
"I wish. If that is what lady Montilyet and the seeker have to deal with every night, then they are monsters." Krem grumbled, Skinner looked confused until she suddenly clued in and looked at Krem wide eyes.
"How long did you get to sleep?" Dalish asked as she rode beside them, Krem looked blankly at them. "I was laying down to sleep when she booted out of bed to get ready, so none." Dalish laughed.
"You think that is bad? I have slept with your cousin dalish, I have nothing on her stamina!" Dalish gagged at Sata-Kas's words.
{Sata-Kas! That was once, and Simra was drunk and thought you were a pretty merc from that other band!} Simra whined, Sata laughed and the others in the Val-kos joined in.
"I am scared to ask but just how many of you mates here have you and sparks slept with Vines?" Varric asked, Simra titled her head like a bird. {Together at the same time none, on our own? Probably everyone.}
Every member of in inquisition party looked at Simra with unconcealed shock, Simra just looked back at them confused. The Val-kos also looked confused, Varric looked like he was trying to figure out if this was a prank.
"Adaar what do these think we are, some chant singing sisters?" Shokrakar asked, looking at his new soulmate Bull spoke up.
"If they work like the qun in some ways, then they view sex as something fun and not a big deal." The others in the Val-kos nodded along.
"To be fair I had just thought all surfacers were like this when I first joined." Trapper shrugged.
"Okay, lets not mention this around any rumour mongers, we don't need the world getting the wrong message about Sparks." Varric said.
{I don't know why your bothered by this tale spinner, I fucked with Spinner.} Cassandra choked on her water she had been drinking.
"Don't remind me, I saw more that day of the three of you than I ever wanted to see." Varric muttered.
{If you had knocked and WAITED or noticed that Bela's coreset was on the floor outside the door than you would have been fine.} Sera nearly died laughing at that and Vivienne had to stop her from falling off the horse, talks quieted down after that.