And all the while it's all evasion

[stumbledfromtheashes]

who: Iona Lavellan (stumbledfromtheashes) and OPEN
what: catch-all for the month of April
when: April
where: All over the place
warnings: None? Will edit if that changes.


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[stumbledfromtheashes]

“Oh I have NO DOUBT.” She laughs. “And I am well aware. I’ve spent enough time with the four of you to be... rather familiar with all of your strong personalities.” Although she likes her three advisors more than Cassandra, quite possibly. Strong personalities or not. Because her first meetings with them were a bit less fraught with confrontation, perhaps.

“A man after my own heart.” It hurts a little less, now, hearing about his Inquisitor. Although it makes sense. Some time has passed, since she first learned of him. The damage has already been done.

[happiertimes]

"I would imagine that is true." Considering how much time Mahanon had spent with his Inquisition advisors, it only makes sense that it would be true for another Inquisitor. No one person could take care of everything that had to be done by themselves. Not while out in the field. And no one as smart as she is would ignore the wealth of experience that he and the others represent.

"Hopefully, you and he don't share the exact same tastes." For many reasons, but mainly because he doesn't think Cassandra would find that truly flattering. And while he likes the man he calls friend, Cullen doesn't want to bed him.

[stumbledfromtheashes]

No, she couldn’t. Particularly after Adamant. But even before, ignoring their wealth of knowledge would have been a blisteringly stupid move. No, she knows too well the sort of power knowledge can have, and given the range of what her advisors know... She’ll continue to spend all the time with them required of her.

Were Iona to learn that Cullen’s Inquisitor was bedding Cassandra she would burst into laughter and reassure him that no, she had never contemplated such a thing. No, her tastes seem to tend more towards the taller. And amber-eyed. With curly hair. “I suspect we don’t,” she tells him, amused. “There’s an entire world’s worth of difference between us, after all. Despite the similarities our worlds might share.”

[happiertimes]

Like he said, she is smart enough to use the tools around her. And, yes, he is a tool to be wielded by the right person, much like Leliana's secrets and Josephine's sugary words. Although, one of her advisors might appreciate the time spend with her a bit more than the others. If he's not a blithering idiot.

What oddly specific tastes Iona has.

"Yes, there is, but perhaps that is for the best. At least for now."

He takes the pot from her hands and places it on the table by he door.

"Thank you for thinking about me. I appreciate the effort. Is there anything I can do for you in return?"