"Are you…okay?" Eve questions me startling me as she and Dorian are calmly reading books while I was on my way to meet up with Leliana in hopes of having a certain message back to me.
"What do you mean?" I question sceptical.
"I mean you and Solas, I haven't seen you guys hang around for a while, even when we go out to explore, you seem too distant yourself from him," Eve begins as they loom over the barrister thing, looking down at Solas office from above.
"He gives you those looks too…" Dorian adds in making me frown at the eavesdropper.
"Shove off mage," I growl as he chuckles lightly.
"From gossiping? Never," Dorian gasps, playfully touching his chest where his heart would be, feigning offence.
"Look it has nothing to do with you guys…" I huff.
"Oh please we were there that night you did it didn't you?" Cheekily, Dorian leans in, winking cheekily as I scowl at the ass.
"Did what?" Innocently, Eve questions as Dorian and I do a double take at her and sigh, the pair of us turning our backs to her to talk.
"Now, now my dear there's no shame in indulging once in a while what happened not good in the sack…"He assures me cheekily.
"This coming from the Elf shagger," I bring up smirking as he freezes up from my words.
"I did not stag," Dorian scoffs.
"Sure you did not stink and your hair wasn't messed up in the slightest," Lightly, I tease the blushing boy.
"I'm so confused," Eve mutters lost.
"And you will remain that way," Dorian and I chorus wishing to protect the naivety and innocent mind of Eve.
"Come on you got to talk to him, he's been given you looks throughout these two weeks…." Eve pouts.
"I don't care…" I deadpan.
"Hmm…I should go down there, he looks concerned…" Eve mutters looking down at the male below.
"Make Fennic go she needs to talk to him anyway about Cole…" Dorian suggest as I scowl at the backstabber.
"I thought you could do it," I argue hissing.
"Yeah no. I may be from Tevinter but I want no part in the matter, he's a fascinating case study imagine what his existence could do for Tevinter," He gushes excited as I feel my brow twitch at his reasoning.
"He's a person Dorian," I remind him sharply.
"He's a spirit…" Dorian furrows his brow.
"Spirits are people; there like the ghost of past people or something, they have feelings…" I dismiss.
"Then go, say hi, brightly," The two wave me of as I grumble, glaring at them as I reluctantly, I descend down the steps and enter Solas' room, my brow furrow as I linger in the doorway, not sure what to say or do.
"You can come in, I won't bite," Snarky, Solas greets me as I huff and enter, a small smirk lifting upon my features as Solas is sat in his ruby red chair, taking a sip and looking in disdain, recoiling back as he gently places the cup back down on the desk as I lean against it.
"Not to your liking," I smirk teasingly.
"It is tea, I detest the stuff," Annoyed, he huffs.
"Right, well I need a favour…" I clap my hands, gaining his attention.
"A favour why am I not surprised?" He lifts up his cup.
"Look Cole is getting a bit worried is there anything you can do to help him, he wants to be bined," I warn him.
"Binded but that's…" Solas is taken aback sickened by the idea as I nod my head in agreement.
"I know I told him not, the guy is terrified…"I begin.
"I see…I'll see what I can do," Solas bows his head in deep thought.
"Just a heads up he may try to talk to you about it. But are you okay?" I question noting his body language.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" He smirks sadly.
"Solas…" I grumble not anting an in-depth talk right now, not where all ears can hear.
"Never mind. I need to shake the dreams from my mind," He shakes his head tossing the topic aside much to my relief.
"Bad dream?" I question.
"Yes, I may also need a favour…"He sighs.
"Huh seems like a fair trade, a favour for a favour, what's going on?" I ask leaning in, intrigued.
"One of my oldest friends has been captured by mages forced into slavery!" Solas stands disgusted as my eyes narrow at his words.
"What!?" I gawk fearful and enraged at the thought.
"I heard the cry of help while I slept," He continues.
"Was it by magisters? Qunari? Bastards…I'm so sorry Solas we will find them," I promise noting his horrified and concerned expression.
"What of the inquisitor?" Solas argues.
"Oh please, that girl owes me a favour or two… but how are you? You must be worried…" I begin as Solas stands troubled, hand on his temple as he draws close and I feel my fingertips gently brush against his neck, bringing him comfortingly close as his temple touches mine, gently rubbing patterns to comfort the shaken male, never having seen him so troubled, bringing a great weight to my chest as he releases a shaky breathes and enjoys the comfort provided.
"How did she he….it's a spirit isn't it?" I gather having an inkling considering Solas'… company, typical anyway.
"How did?" He frowns.
"Solas, I think I have an idea of your friendship group," I smirk jokingly making him release a shy smile.
"My friend is a spirit of wisdom," Solas elaborates.
"Really? I thought it would be of pride," Teasingly, I smirk as he rolls his eyes at me.
"Amusing I'm sure. But unlike the spirits clamouring to enter our world through the rifts, it was dwelling quite happily in the fade. It was summoned against its will and wants my help to gain its freedom and return to the fade…" Solas tells me.
"I don't suppose when we save this spirit of wisdom it could share some of its wisdom with us?" I ask trying to hide my eagerness as I notice the smile and sparkle in Solas' eyes.
"I'm sure they'd be happy to speak of philosophy and such with you," Solas assures me making me smirk at the chance to learn more of my heritage to disprove that power of the so called elven gods…
"But why? Mages can go into the fade and speak to it for knowledge…" I ponder puzzled.
"Unless it wishes not to speak and there wish to torture the spirit," Angered, Solas suggests making me scowl at the thought, hurting an innocent creature like that, enslaving it…
"Alright let's go the quicker we get there the quicker we can save you friend," I reason as Solas nods, looking disappointed as I remove myself from him and turn to leave.
"Fennic," Solas calls out to me stilling my steps as I sigh.
"Thank you. I got a sense of my friends location before I awoke I will mark it on our map, but Fennic I mean it, thank you perhaps after this-"
"I'm not doing this for you Solas, any creature, spirit, animal, human doesn't deserve to be enslaved…"Coldly, I silence him, glaring at him briefly and sigh, head down as I leave him…why can't he just leave me alone? It was a fling that's all it was and will ever be, me in a meaningful relationship…? Yeah right…