[bal voice] my daughter

y'all she's here for like 3 ppl i don't need to make any of this look like an actual blog let me live lmao

[heroschild]

dryhtenhold.

“And what use is a surprise if someone tells you about it beforehand?” Her chuckle was so astoundingly warm, voice dripping with love as though it bubbled up uncontrollably from her chest. Her granddaughter was beloved indeed and yet… Eleanor had to quietly fight the part of her that was afraid to love her. Little lives were so fragile, as she had cruelly learned. “Come, let me give you a hug to truly see how big you’ve grown!”

she wastes no time, of course. temporarily having forgotten that she is a refined lady, isobel all but leaps at her grandmother, throwing her arms about her best she can. judging from the smile upon her lips, her day has been made. eventually, she pulls back to ask, ‘ how long will you be here? has uncle fergus come too? ’ 

[heroschild]

sunmolded.

       “ i think so too. ”  el laughs, however, as she glances back at her father. ever cautious and wary.  “ oh, i’m sure he does but i know he still has fears. he’s a very cautious fellow. ”  with a wide smile painted across her features, her attention returns to isobel.  “ i still can’t believe i’m here. a family of elves being welcomed so openly in court… i can’t wait to write this all down. ”

      ‘ my father was always quite adamant that yours was treated with respect. ’ indeed, he’d been quite passionate about it. isobel is glad to see that her mother seems to be of the same mind-- or, at the very least, willing to respect her late husband’s memory by making sure dareth and his family are treated as they deserve.

isobel is pleased as ever to see them, though she wishes that she could save them from the gossip. such things, however, are simply impossible. she understands this well, by now. ‘ you must make yourself comfortable. --and you must tell me about life on the coast. i feel like i so rarely get to see the true face of this country, you see. ’ 

[heroschild]

stellaluminis.

                    Nimia cannot help but  laugh.  ❝ I  did  save his life a good number of times.  Good to know I’m still his favorite.  But how are you liking Skyhold? ❞

oh, she isn’t. isobel has, however, been taught manners, so she knows better than to say it outright. it’s an important place, after all. or so she’s told. ‘ i’m glad to see my father again. and i love the garden. but it’s so far away from everything! ’ 

[heroschild]

rosecrowncd.

@heroschild

                    ❝ Your  Highness. ❞  Cyrali’s curtsy is  flawless,  smile soft and gentle.  ❝ It is a  pleasure  to meet you,  finally.  And the  castle!  It’s absolutely  beautiful. ❞

it is an easy enough smile to return, all curt and easy enough, and she bows her head with grace in greeting. her parents taught her well. ‘ lady rutherford. i am pleased you and your family could make it. ’ she takes a moment to appreciate her surroundings, and her smile turns a little softer, and all the more genuine. ‘ and the decorations make it lovelier still! you came at the right time, i think. ’ 

[heroschild]

@dryhtenhold.

         ‘ grandmother! ’ she is all big smiles as she all but bounds down the steps to greet her. it’s always such a treat to see her-- and on today of all days! this may very well be the best name-day anybody’s ever had. ‘ father didn’t say you’d be here! ’ 

[heroschild]

stellaluminis.

                   ❝ Has  he,  now?  And what sorts of stories were they? ❞

       ‘ about the blight. he says you saved his life a lot. i think you were his favourite. ’ 

[heroschild]

sunmolded.

@heroschild 

       “ i can feel my father’s eye staring a hole in the back of my head. ”  she even grasps at her hair playfully.  “ he worries too much when we leave the coast. too many people about, i think. ”

      ‘ i think that’s the way of fathers. ’ a smile graces isobel’s lips soon enough, thinking of her own father. he is so very prone to worrying after her, though he tries his best not to make too large a fuss out of it all. it’s embarrassing. and she loves him for it. ‘ but he should know the only way you could possibly be safer would be if my mother was present as well. we’ve more guards than i can count. ’ she sounds exhausted by the fact.

[heroschild]

@stellaluminis.

       ‘ father has told me lots of stories about you. ’ 

[ermionedeverne]

“She was in love with love, transported that day to a height of joy that showed like radiance on her sweet face” [Bernard Cornwell, “Sword Song”]