Blood from Stone [AU]

[Marian Hawke]

Marian takes a deep breath, then another. "We should let him go," she whispers. "And hand him to the authorities. It's... I'm afraid of what I might do if I try anything else."

[Varric]

''...yeah. That would be the... right thing to do,'' Varric allows begrudgingly. 

[Garret Tethras]

''Adherence to acceptable authority is a good thing,'' Garrett agrees with a firm nod.

[Marian Hawke]

"We'll need copies of the contract first," she says, after a moment. "Evidence."

[Garret Tethras]

''I can write,'' Garrett assures them. ''If I am provided with eight thousand sheets of paper and something to write with, I will copy all of the contracts myself.''

[Varric]

''...that's a lot of paper, but you're in luck- I married Helene. We have double that and more in the library.''

[Marian Hawke]

"Uh. Wow. That's... going to take you a while," says Marian, blinking.

[Garret Tethras]

''I suspect that the majority for each person will fit on one page. A significant minority will take the back as well. Some will take two pages.'' He hums softly. ''Some will take more. I have found one that will take forty-six. That mortal thought he had covered all possible loopholes.''

[Marian Hawke]

"Had he?" asks Marian, almost despite herself.

[Garret Tethras]

''No.''

[Varric]

''...yeah, okay, how about we... table that for now. Marian, have you had a chance to look into your new abilities? Given your new... counterpart?'' Varric nods his head towards Garrett. ''Maybe we can have a bit of a library trip. He can scribe while we research.''

[Marian Hawke]

"I... I actually borrowed a primer." Had to. Woke up and Garrett was gone. "I'm curious how it affects my spells?" she musters up, hesitantly. "Or... actually what to expect with my new... ah... physical form might be good."

Her stomach chooses this moment to remind her she didn't actually eat those eggs.

[Varric]

''Well, first discovery seems to be that you still need food,'' Varric says dryly.

[Garret Tethras]

''No. That was known before now. The first lesson about her new form is that her neck is very sensitive. The most recent lesson is that her sense of taste has altered.'' Garrett glances at Marian. ~Was that said acceptably?~

[Marian Hawke]

Marian flushes. ~Uh. Close enough.~ "Sorry," she mutters. "My eggs were nasty. I'll be fine until lunch though."