Video; Unseelie Locked [Foward-Dated to Event: The Awakening]

[colecomfort]

[Those who have been to the Llarona Ring may recognize the area. It's late afternoon, and the sun has not yet set, which means that the surroundings don't look quite as menacing as they could. In fact, there's an eerily bright glow to the air wherever the sunlight touches it... but the trees behind Cole still cast deep shadows.]

Too quiet, too still. Voices, somewhere, crying out to be found, but they are so far away. They can only whisper.

There are things here that want to kill us. Dark things, hissing and hunting. They wait in the shadows, under the surface of the water, ready to strike. And the shadows are deep.

I know the way to the walls of the sunken city. I can kill things that want to hurt you. I can stay awake and watch, so you can sleep.

My name is Cole. If you want to get to Quendi, I can keep you safe.

((OOC: Because this event lasts 10 days and travel takes time, the number of individuals/groups that Cole is able to lead to the edge of Quendi is limited. My plotting comment is over here if you want to snag a spot before threading it out!))

Comments

[hawkethat]

Don't forget to stay safe, yourself.

[colecomfort]

I know where the dagger wants to go. I know how to follow, let it dance.

[hawkethat]

Glad to hear it.

Don't forget to bring me a souvenir.

[He's joking about that second thing. Mostly.]

[colecomfort]

Like what?

[Womp womp.]

[hawkethat]

[too bad they don't have tshirts with dumb slogans in Thedas...]

I don't know, something small. Maybe a nice potted plant or something.

[Cole. Cole, he's still joking...]

[colecomfort]

I think you can get those anywhere...

[And he's still not getting it.]

[hawkethat]

[okay, now he's laughing a little]

That's true, but that's not the point. Even if it's something that can be acquired anywhere, the point of bringing someone a souvenir is to let them know you were thinking of them, and to bring them a token from the place you'd gone.

It's like how you can get fine Dwarven crafts direct from Orzammar pretty much anywhere, but if you actually go to Orzammar to get them...the sentiment's different.

[Now he's gonna bring Cole something from Treun...]

[colecomfort]

[This is what happens when Varric isn't around to point out when he's being teased.]

I see.

[Congrats, Hawke. After Cole's visit to Quendi, you're getting a very old, small vase with a swap flower potted in it.]

[hawkethat]

[That will probably occur to Hawke later, but by then it will be too late]

Anyway, stay safe. And let's meet up at the end of the month to swap stories.

[And gifts! Hawke will come up with an assortment of feathers and ribbons and things that Cole can use to accessorize his hat.]