A soft huff escaped him as the smaller frame of Ella barreled into him and Atreus let his cane fall to the floor with a clatter so that he could wrap his arms around the woman and brace his weight.
“Oof, steady lass.” Atreus hummed, patting Ella on her back softly. He did not let her go, keeping her close to him and let her hug him for as long as she wanted. He was never the one to let go first—she might need those few extra seconds after all.
“It’s good t'be back lass. Ah can tell ye that will nae miss Orlais fer a long time. Spendin’ so much time wit’ my blood relatives certainly makes me appreciate my real family.” Leaning down he kissed the top of her head protectively.
“Keepin’ out of trouble ah hope?”
It was so wonderful to hear Atreus’ voice again. Skyhold was not the same without Atreus. She giggled gently and snuggled into him a bit more before finally letting him go--though she didn’t want to. When she felt his tender kiss upon her head; it made her expression brighten. She missed her Atty forehead kisses.
“ Of course, Atty.” she replied with a grin as she looked to him with her doe eyed purple hues.
“Things have been busy, we’ve gotten closer to locating Corypheus and Stephen has been a big help to me.” She said as she leaned down to pick up his cane and hand it to him.
“I’ve been exploring some ancient ruins and giving the artifacts I find to Stephen. He’s been finding out which ones could useful to us.” She spoke further.
“We even have a new healer!” she beamed at him as she crossed her arms. “Saved the poor thing from bandits. Her name is Molly. So if your knee is hurting, Atty, she can make it better, she’s pretty good with her magic.” There was so much she wanted to tell him, so much had happened in his absence.
She slipped her arm around his. “ But first, let’s get some lunch, you must be starving!”
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