#alessia 003.

[adrianvoll]

starter for @alessiathepath.

where: hartbound

when: current timeline

note: via #plot-calls!

As much as Adrian would have preferred to take a deep dive into any studies awaiting him at the Tower, the witch suddenly had a strange aversion, locking himself away in Hartbound daily. It was better to constitute this as meaningful work, and in some lapse of ways it was, hours toiling away in the forge to make weaponry for various people who had endured the same troubles of the Kossith ship as he had. Adrian felt struck with a strange lack of direction lately and if he continued to revolve his work around the forge, as his life had always been, then eventually, inevitably, something would click again for the witch.

The door opened, and considering he'd been certain to have locked it due to how early it was in the day, Adrian was curious. The sword he'd been mindlessly polishing was placed down and when he did not hear the familiar and heavy footsteps of Alrik, Adrian tried not to wholly panic, stepping towards the front with a mild fright. "Oh, Alessia, it's you," hand over his heart, he'd breathe a small sigh of relief, "I don't think you'll see Alrik for a while." He didn't mean to sound dismissive, but avoiding the Tower mostly also tied into avoiding those in attendance to it and he felt conflicted over the reminder of what they had shared via the Kossith ship together.

[lotharx]

starter for @alessiathepath.

where: perhaps journeying back from the cove

when: after our red hand quest since im such a flop

note: lmk if its okie <3

His respect for Alessia was not a vapid result; they'd entered the intemperate Wastelands together and he'd been a part of -what was once considered- a suicide mission to save her and the others who'd fallen prey to the darkspawn who'd ravaged Nornwatch. Perhaps through each hiccup and stumble, she'd proven herself time and time again of a strength that he was honored to be around. She also didn't trust easily which was rather humorous to him; there wasn't much beyond the surface to Lothar - irascible, considered some mindless brute. He'd argue he was a tenth smarter than what others made him out to be, but that was the extent of his protests.

"This Lord Soth," he's quiet as they walked; despite what the entire group had been through, Lothar has never been interested in philosophical group discussions, "What they had done it's not something I've faced before." He should not have been charmed, but this had been different; something of a possession and though he felt bad for striking against allies, Lothar was mostly concerned with ensuring it wouldn't happen again. "Have you ever been unfortunate enough to scrap with anyone else like him?" Alessia had a knack for creating a false image, but Lothar felt wise enough to know, especially after such battle, that she was considered the definition of a warrior, too.