Groggily, I scowl at the right blazing sun shining down on us as I release a low groan of irritation feeling a familiar pair of fingertips cradle my bare side, drawing patters following my veins, making my ears hear the faint hum of the marks. Lovingly, I feel his lips peppering all over my marks until landing a lingering one on my temple, making me frown.
"Vhenan we need to wake up." Softly, Solas gently begins to shake me.
"No…." Groaning, I turn away in bed.
"GOOD M-OH FOR IS THERE ANY DAY WHERE YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SHAGGED!?" Loudly, the harsh slam of the door startles us both as we turn, wide eyed at the gawking Sera. Quickly, I dive under the sheets scowling at her hungry eyes.
"Sera piss off!" Loudly, I shout at the girl grabbing one of our ruby red pillows, grabbing it and tossing it at the cackling girl as I groan, face planting into the mattress below me, my ears perking up. I hear the faint grumble of curses from Solas, complaining as he pinches the bridge of his nose. Together, we force ourselves up as I head out of the room, after changing of course I pass by Sera, a look of disgust on her features.
"Mind telling me why you interrupted us?" I grumble annoyed.
"Ruffles wants ya," Sera smirks.
"Ruffles?" I raise a brow at the nickname used.
"Josie." Sera simplifies.
"Josephine? What does she want?" Wary, I furrow my brow puzzled, I don't really speak to Josephine so this is quite odd.
"Help Eve wants you at Val Royeaux…" Sera says.
"And she couldn't do that because…" I trail of eyebrow arched.
"Scared of walking in on ya and Solas shagging." Sera snickers as I sigh.
"Oh please we don't do it that often." I scoff combing my fingertips through my hair.
"Oh really?" Sera raises a brow as I brush it aside.
"Okay fine but even then she would have heard him at least," Slyly, I smirk as Sera pokes her tongue out.
"Eeeewwww!" Sera exclaims out loud, scrunching her face up making m roll my eyes.
"So let me get this right you want me to help Goldie with her nobility." I summaries as we find Leliana waiting for me patiently.
"Yes and you may hold the key to it considering your connections or some shit." Sera shrugs.
"Does she know?" I frown.
"She does and is fine with it." Eve confirms as she goes on ahead.
"Fine then, I don't have anything to do anyway," Simply, I shrug as I head to Val Royeaux.
Casually, I stroll through Val Royeaux finding Goldie and Eve chatting worriedly at one another as I note a man leaving, making me raise a bow.
"It'll be fine. Fen has experience in this matter." Eve assures her.
"I suppose I just…" Struggling, Josephine sighs.
"Yo," I approach the two who turn to me Eve smiling while Josephine looks uneasy.
"Fen! You're here…" Eve stands relieved.
"Yes. So what's going on?" I question.
"It's been revealed that the house of repose had a contract on my family's life and it has been started again due to trying to trade in Orlais…" Sadly, Josephine informs me.
"Right…the house are known to keep to contracts." I mutter remembering their honour.
"Yes but the family's nobility has been dead for a long time." Eve sighs.
"I have thought of turning the common branch of the family back into nobility but…" Josephine confesses.
"It takes time. Time you don't have and can't spend." I mutter.
"Indeed." Josephine agrees.
"Let me handle this." I sigh.
"Huh? How?" Josephine frowns.
"I have some contacts in the house of repose." Casually, I shrug.
"You do!?" Josephine blinks surprised.
"Yeah in every network you name I got the source." Smugly, I smirk.
"But…how?" Josephine frowns.
"I have a network." Simply, I shrug.
"I know I just why didn't you mention this before?" Eve mutters.
"Cause they are my spies no offense but they work solo and I didn't want to use them for the inquisition unless necessary besides you have Leliana on your side," I state the fact.
"I see…thank you Fennic, thank you…" Grateful, Josephine bows her head.
"Don't mention it, now come on I got some people to write too…" Sighing, I shake my head as the two nod and we head back to Skyhold. I decide to head to my room only to be stopped when noting a familiar figure in the middle of the judgement room, waiting patiently for me making me form as my dead tired blues meet a familiar pair of green.
"So…you're heading off then." I gather arms crossed unimpressed.
"Indeed…" Varania confirms.
"Varania tell me this at least why did you come here was it all for Dorian?" I question curious.
"…I….yes." My sister turns away.
"Is that really it? Varania tell me now!" I demand noting her hesitation.
"To pay you back." She reveals making me blink baffled.
"Pay me back?" I quirk my head to the side puzzled.
"You spared me back at Kirkwall when Leto wanted me dead. You stopped him. Tell me the reason you gave me back then as to why? Is that really the reason?" She enquires back making me go silent.
"I don't know. Is you coming here to save me and telling me the location of the slave mine, was that because you wanted to get in Pavus good books?" I counter.
"….I think we both know the answers to one another's questions." Defeated, she bows her head as I follow, a heavy silence filling the air.
"Yeah." Tightly, I sigh.
"If things had been different. I would have gladly taken your place…" Honestly, she states the fact bringing great pain to my heart.
"…And I would have gladly fought back." Defiantly, I counter making her eyes narrow as she leaves, leaving me alone again, only this time the once tight air around us has almost lightened in a way despite the tense words shared as she leaves, lifting the pressure between us both…