The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene was nodding at the beginning, but shakes her head near the end, urgently. 

[Marian Hawke]

"What was... what is the subject of your delusions?" asks Marian, quietly. 

Helene looks down, hands trembling, and writes nothing.

[Haliel Lightsong]

"Maybe we should let Seeker Helene finish her meal, write in her diary and..." Lightsong falls silent, studying Helene carefully. Why is she flinching, ever so slightly, whenever I refer to her? Wait, no, not... did she... "Seeker Helene? Did you want more tea?"

[Helene Dakesh]

Helene shakes her head, putting the pencil down. 

[Marian Hawke]

"I'm sorry -- we should let you sleep. You must be exhausted. Ah, so, there's only the one bed, but I can get blankets on the floor and Varric can have mine? Um, Lightsong can have the sofa?"

[Varric]

"I'm fine," both guests say in unison. They glance at each other, then Lightsong gestures at Varric. "Chair is fine. I won't be able to really relax for a while yet anyway."

[Haliel Lightsong]

"And I had enough sleep to function. I would normally be rising in about an hour anyway," Lightsong supplies, getting a shudder from the dwarf. 

[Marian Hawke]

"I wasn't tortured, I can skip some sleep if Lightsong is staying up," says Marian instantly. "Take my bed. Or... or are you two...?"

[Varric]

Varric gives Marian a hard, flat look that speaks volumes of his opinion of her intelligence for that suggestion.

[Marian Hawke]

Marian flinches. "Right. Nevermind, then. You can have my room, it's secluded and quiet, even if you can't rest yet. Do you want to borrow a book?"

[Varric]

"Books are good," Varric allows, relaxing a bit. "Got anything on maths? Numbers?"

[Marian Hawke]

"Ummm, maybe? I have a bunch on nutrition and cooking, and Helene has a lot of travelogues and anthropological studies, but we get most of our books on loan so we don't keep a lot of subjects in the house."

[Varric]

Varric wrinkles his nose, thinking it over. "Eh, grab a travelogue or study. Nothing dwarven or Draslina."

[Marian Hawke]

Marian nods, gives a small bow. "As you like."

[Haliel Lightsong]

"You two eat, I'll help Miss Marian ready the bedroom," Lightsong says carefully, hoping her new friend gets the hint.