Prince Bhelen was currently in the company of the strangest elf he had ever laid eyes sure it had the angular face and pointed ears of a normal elf but that is where the similarities ended it has a deep dark grey skin and blood red eyes. But he wasn't a hideous thing to look at on the contrary he was quite good to look at. Still the elf was waiting patiently for Bhelen to start speaking.

"I suppose you've noticed the political happenings around here." Bhelen knows this elf isn't stupid.

"Half the damn country could see it but I suspect that you have something you want to ask of me and no doubt it's something that only an outside source can handle at the moment." Vlad gave a dry chuckle.

"What kind of elf are you to already know that the usurper Harrowmount would employ in the proving are one of his mercenaries that has been hired by him to take part in the proving if so I'll double what your being paid." Bhelen was certain Lord Horrowmount was behind him being here.

"I am referred to as a dark elf as for your other questions I took part in the proving just to test the politics at the moment see which party was stronger and which one would approach me first." Vlad says with a calming gesture.

"Are all your people the same as you or are you just a rare exception to them."

"I guess you could say we prefer to talk things over but we'll use force if we need to."

"I see still you came here with more reason than to just take part in the fights what is the real reason you came here for?"

"What I came for was the Dwarves assistance in ending the blight however seeing as how the political situation is as it is I thought it best to sort through by showcasing my skill along with my allies what I'm trying to say basically is I was here to help you decide if you wanted my help or not."

"Why not just come up to one of us and ask to be hired on?"

"My method was much more fun." with that Bhelen and a few nearby dwarves shared a laugh with Vlad.

The Proving Grounds

Rita was having some difficulty with Bhelens cousin the dwarf was skilled at evading while blocking however with her and Lelianna working together having said woman just taken out her opponent with little difficulty. At last Rita had gotten the man on the arm with a solid strike first blood. Then Alistair had finally shield bashed his opponent giving the dwarf a bloody nose. Wrex had been hit while protecting Lelianna and the woman took out the last of the men in the ring.

"Can anyone else say that this Grey Warden has not earned the ancestors favour." Was Proving Masters statement before loud roars of cheers erupted.

"I can't believe we actually did that I mean seriously what the hell was Vlad thinking." Was all Rita could say through a heavy pant her allies looked no better than her. 'This had better be worth the trouble we just went through.'