Sleep, glorious sleep. She awoke with a soft smile on her lips, stretching her hands far above her head before she heard Krem's voice. "You're late Talia." he said, his Tevinter accent causing her skin to bristle, though it was nowhere as bad as it had been in the past.
She grumbled and reached a hand out towards him to receive her morning pick me up. It was a tradition of sorts that Krem would have brewed her a cup of coffee to help her wake up. As always, Krem held the cup out for her to take into her hands, keeping quiet until she started to drink. "Ugh...what in the Fade is this?!" she said as she pulled the cup away from her lips. "It is cold."
"We are in the mountains, what did you expect?"
With some grumbling and a few Antivan curses she brought the cup back to her lips and started to drink. Krem watched her for a minute before looking at her gear that she had tossed to the floor before climbing into the bed roll he had left out for her three nights ago.
They were fast friends when Talia joined the Chargers three years before. Talia had never acted strange around Krem, nor had she ever referred to him as a woman which had all but cemented their bond in the Chargers. She was a sister to him of sorts now, and in some jobs he had even claimed that they were lovers to keep the dancer from too much attention, as she would do what she had to do to protect him if he was ever called into question.
"Kremmy, how long have-"
Krem smirked before releasing a long sigh. The sigh caused Talia to lift her eyes to look at him in all his armored glory. He delayed the answer for almost a full minute, watching the Antivan dancer's eyes widen with worry, then spoke. "It is barely past noon."
She blinked and then growled a reply. "Cold coffee and teasing...you are in quite a mood."
"You deserve it, why so late?"
Talia offered the now empty cup back to him and reached for her clothes. "Well...Lord handsy tried to seduce me first."
Krem frowned and turned away so she would have her privacy. "Did you at least wait for payment before you killed him?"
Talia slipped out of bed as she listened to his question, quickly slipping her padded tunic over her head and down. I was her favorite color, a deep Antivan red that accented her coloring, something her mother had always told her to do when going into public. Make sure you leave an impression in everything you do, Tali-dear. The world is always watching, even the shadows have eyes.
"I didn't kill him, but I am sure his wife will not be pleased with the way she finds him." A dangerous smirk spread across her lips as she spoke. "And he was so drunk I am not sure even he would be able to swear that he hadn't done anything -"
"Dancer."
Talia's golden eyes moved from the back of Krems head and up to see Bull's half frown. He looked mad. "News travels fast." She muttered, slipping into her leather pants.
"No, this isn't about the goat you left in the nobles room." he said as his eyes moved over her form. He always watched, but knew better than to touch. She was one of his Chargers, one of his guys, he would never try anything with her, even if she was nice to look at. "The Commander." he said as though it explained everything.
Talia tugged on the lacing on the side of her pants. She needed to pull them tight so that the pants would sit on her like a second skin. It helped her feel protected and also ready to work. Like most Antivans, Talia had a strange obsession with leather, and would wear it if she had a choice. She finally looked up when she heard the Qunari grunt, tossing her raven colored hair over her shoulder. "Yes?"
"He had his eye on you. I know how you feel about that...but you also drew on him."
Krem spun around to look at the dancer, "You drew on the Commander?"
"I was...I didn't know!" she scowled as she tugged on the lacing again, this time hopping up a little on the pulling.
"He calmed down but just know he has his eye on you."
"Eyes." Talia corrected him.
Krem chuckled, as did Bull, though Bull only smiled when Tali tossed a hefty leather satchel towards the Qunaris chest. "Ahhh...here we go. Good girl."
"Anything to make The Bull happy." she replied before looking around her feet for her belts.