the letter arrived from the chantry on both their behalves — couldn't even spare the extra coin to send one to both. he kept it to himself at first — TO KAIDAN ALENKO AND LA'HARYA SURANA, FOLLOWING THE END OF THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE GREY WARDENS AND THE CIRCLE OF MAGI, IT WILL BE EXPECTED THAT YOU RETURN TO KINLOCH HOLD. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN YOUR BEING MADE TRANQUIL OR YOUR DEATH. BEST WISHES, KNIGHT - COMMANDER GREAGOIR. it made his heard ache. hadn't he and @angehr suffered enough at the hands of the circle? and this was how their service to ferelden and her people would be rewarded? locked away forever in that hold.
she reacted as he expected — who wouldn't be upset at reading such a letter? — but they formulated a plan. they were celebrated in denerim for their service to their country, and then high - tailed it to dartsmouth. they were on a ship now, crossing the WAKING SEA. it was the first leg in their journey, the end result being the anderfels.
“ i think i'm getting a little sea sick. ” kaidan is grateful to see her coming back with what he hopes is water, and leans his head on her shoulder once she sits beside him. how he lived in a tower in the middle of the water for most of his life amazed him now. “ i heard some of the passengers. they think we're a day out now. ” he takes the glass she hands him, gulps it down way faster than he anticipated. “ how are you feeling? it's a little . . . grimy down here. ”
