A letter from Sera to the Inquisitor, dated late 9:44 Dragon
Made it to Denerim. Itâs weird being backâhavenât seen the city since the Blight. Crummy as ever. Sorta. But cool that Widdleâs got a job here! A real one. Not that working with the Inquisition wasnât a real job. But an invitation from the king to be an arcane advisor? She deserves it. I mean, the kingâs kind of Big People. But Widdle told me she knows him. Guess they met during the BlightâMaker, sheâs so smartâand thatâs how she knows he wasâis? dunnoâa Warden too, and that he wasnât raised like Big People, so maybe heâs not so bad, kind of like you. Anyway. Cushy gig for her. Keeps her busy. Keeps her happy, andâwhat is it Blackwall said to me before leaving Skyhold? Happy wife, happy life? Ask Cully if thatâs how he feels being with you. And then hide a cutting of rashvine in his knickers drawer (you can say itâs from me).
Cityâs kinda crummy still. Ugh. Already wrote that, didnât I? Well, itâs true. Alienage is basically goneâfucking useless and stupid to begin withâand not much elfy people around. It was shite anyway. But now itâs all gone. And there are just more Big People instead. Get weird looks sometimes. Usually give anyone who ogles too long a good middle finger. Widdle said thatâs not the best way to make friends. Told her I didnât careâI already have all the friends I need. Her, you, Blackwall, and all the Jennies.
Speaking of whichâworst part of the move back is Denerimâs already got a Jenny. Not really room for another. Donât mind stepping on toes, but not if itâs a Red Jennyâs toes. Still got some standards. Getting bored, yâknow? Need someone to mess with. And even though the cityâs full of Big People, it doesnât really scratch the itch like messing with Orlesians. Might ask if the Jenny here could use a hand. Or if she wants a holiday, or something. Kinda weird âcause Iâd never have wanted a holiday from messing with the Big People in Val Royeaux, but this isnât Val Royeaux.
Ha. Guess I do belong back in Ferelden, thinking like that.
Anyway, how are you and Cully? Getting busy? Busy playing with his new dog? Busy making babies? Hope not. Babies are weird and they look like potatoes. Potatoes that wee their pants. Are you busy moving house? Moving in with the in-laws? Do Cullyâs siblings all look like yellow poodles, or is it just him? Thank the Makerâs wrinkly arse you agreed to move back to Ferelden with him. At least you wonât be far away. I can come bother you. We can make cookies. Itâll be just like old times. Like before.
I do miss the Inquisition, you know. Not all of it. Not you dragging me into the Fade. Hated that. Never again! But you know. Other stuff. Drinking with Bull and the Chargers. Making fun of Krem because he was too wimpy to make a move on Marydenââtil he wasnât, of course. Hanging around the undercroft with Dagna. (She just read this over my shoulder and reminded me that I get to hang out with her whenever I want now, in places that arenât cold and wet and loud from all the water. Whatever. Still miss it!)
I miss putting bees in Cullyâs armor stand and drawing tits in Cassandraâs novels. And farting on Vivienneâs chaise when she wasnât around.
Miss you especially, though. My best friend. My bestie! We got up to some funny stuff, didnât we? And now look at us. All big and grown up and all. (Dagna has now pointed out that we were full-grown adults before the Inquisition started. Told her âpshh.â Weâre adultier now.) Really, though. Itâs different. Feels different than before Iâd met you, when I was in Val Royeaux messing with lords and ladies and having fun and sticking it to âem for all the small regular folks around. Now Iâm back in Ferelden. In Denerim. Not a strange place to me, but feels strange, after all thatâs happened.
Hey. You know what? You remember when we beat Coryphy-fish, or however youâre supposed to spell it? The time we got him for real? And you said it felt right, to be back in the place where it all started?
Guess thatâs how I feel about being back here, after all this time. Itâs where I started.
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