Alex almost let out a shriek of joy, but she stopped herself by covering her hands on her mouth, before rushing forward towards the two men, hugging them in a bear hug as they laughed together, leaving Cullen looking in shock at her, "Maker's breath! Max! Dale! What are you doing here?!"

"Empress Celene invited us, of course." The two men said together again, as they hugged her back, their heads nestled on either of Alex's shoulders, "She has an occult advisor, and they are currently researching the Rifts as well. And since we're the foremost researchers in the circle of Minrathous, we were invited to attend the peace talks. The Rifts threaten the war too, you know."

Alex separated from them, and clasped their hands, and Cullen marveled at their bond, even though they had been separated for years. Like all of the Amells he had known, the two were red-haired, green eyed mages, but their hair and eyes were slightly darker than hers. Alex had tears of joy in her eyes, which made Cullen smile.

Alex turned around then, and immediately her smile grew wider, and her face blushed, but she straightened her back and reached out to him, grasping her arm around his. The open display of affection suddenly made Cullen very shy, especially when he realized that he was standing in front of her brothers.

"Max, Dale… this is Commander Cullen, the leader of the Inquisition forces… and my… boyfriend." Alex said, her face turning red, and Maxwell and Daylen looked at each other before looking at Cullen, "Cullen, these are my twin older brothers, Maxwell and Daylen. They are Enchanters in the Circle of Magi in Minrathous."

"Senior Enchanters, actually." The two said again, reaching out to Cullen with an open hand, and the commander shook their hands, looking shy, "We've been promoted a few months ago, and were sent here as representatives of the Arcanist Hall for Empress Celene. Nice to meet you, Commander."

"It is an honor, sers." Cullen said, and the twins exchanged a glance again before looking at Alex, "So… you're the Inquisitor. How did that happen?"

Alex waved a hand, "Long story, but the gist of it is, I entered the Fade and came out with this in my hand." And she opened her palm to show them the Mark, glowing slightly. The twins immediately grasped it and looked down at it in wonder.

"Most curious." Maxwell said, the mole in his brow furrowing as he looked at it.

"It can close Rifts, it seems." Daylen agreed.

"But perhaps it can open them too?"

"Ideally. But won't that attract demons?"

"Of course, it does. But perhaps with its power, she could destroy them, too."

"By sending them back."

"Yes."

"I wish we could study it more."

"Alex has it, we can study her."

"I wonder if it still function of the Mark is separated from its host."

Alex took her hand away, causing the twins to look disappointed, "Okay, enough of that. The two of you thinking of chopping my hand off…"

"It was just a theory!" Daylen said, looking insulted, "It's not like we were actually going to do that, sister."

"Yeah, just how heartless do you think we are? Thinking of chopping off our own sister's beautiful hand." Maxwell agreed, huffing out a breath.

Alex laughed, "Well, perhaps when you have the time, you can come by Skyhold and we could study it together. My elven friend, Solas… he researches Rifts and this Mark as well. Perhaps you three could work together."

The twins looked at each other and nodded, "We would be happy to, sister. But perhaps we should talk about the more pressing issue, yes? You said something about an assassin here in Halamshiral. Do tell."

She sighed and looked at Cullen, who nodded at her, giving her permission to tell her siblings everything, and she told the twins what she had learned from Redcliffe… about the red templars, Corypheus, and the future she had seen with Dorian. The twins remained silent as she told her story, nodding at some of her narrations, and when she was done, the two looked at each other with serious faces.

"Time magic. So it's true that the Circle of Vyrantium had done it." Maxwell said.

"Most unfortunate that we weren't there, but it sounded rather dangerous." Daylen said, looking a little sad.

"And an assassin after the Empress. This Corypheus sounds like a desperate madman."

"But when you consider the people in Minrathous, majority of them would probably agree with him in restoring Old Tevinter."

"Perhaps it had something to do with what Lady Morrigan was researching?"

"She has been acting strange."

"Excuse me?" Alex said, tapping at her brother's arms, causing them to look at her, "Who is Morrigan?"

Maxwell turned to her and crossed his arms, "Empress Celene has an Occult Advisor, ever since Madame Vivienne left…

"Or rather was usurped…"

"… The Orlesian court. Her name is Morrigan. She was an apostate, coming in from Ferelden, but she knows a lot more magic than anyone in the Arcanist Hall. Celene always had her by her side when it came to magical matters."

"We've been working with her, researching the rifts, but lately she had been acting… rather strange." Daylen continued, "She had become suspicious of everyone, often times sending us out to work alone, walking around the castle late in the evening, casting spells around, that sort of thing."

"We don't think she's the assassin, of course." Maxwell said, "But still, perhaps she knows something."

"I see." Alex said, "We should talk to Leliana… my spy-master. She would know more." She smiled up at the twins, "Want to come along, brothers? I promise it'll be fun."

Maxwell and Daylen looked at each other, before grinning at her and Cullen, "Wouldn't miss it for the world, sister."