Solace, 9:31 Dragon
After the events of Awakening
Elanna accompanied the aid caravan to Amaranthine. Highever was still in dire straits itself after Howe's reign, but she and her brother agreed that they would share what they could. They owed a lot to Lanariel, and the people of Amaranthine shouldn't suffer because of bad blood between noble families, especially when one of those families no longer held any power.
After ensuring that things we were underway in the city, she turned and headed on to Vigil's Keep on her own. It had taken some convincing to travel there without an escort, but she had no reason to believe she would be in danger and the nature of her visit this time was intensely personal. It seemed Howe's eldest son had returned to Ferelden with daggers in his hands and vengeance on his lips. She knew she didn't have the whole story, and what role he had played in her family's demise was as of yet uncertain. It was entirely possible that he'd been back from the Free Marches in time to be at his father's side during it all and was only just recently caught, but there was no proof of that.
She was trying not to let her anger cloud her judgement, and was telling herself that her visit here was truth-seeking in nature. That would be the proper way of going about things, at least. Whether or not she stuck to it remained to be seen.
When she arrived at Vigil's Keep she announced herself and asked to speak with Nathaniel Howe, privately. And then she waited, doing her best to at least appear composed even if a tempest stirred beneath.
04-28-2023, 08:46 PM
