It wasn’t a pretty picture. All the places they could go and why they would still be in danger if they went there. Leena scooched over and rested her head on Rahse’s shoulder, closing her eyes to listen as he talked.
“I wouldn’t mind wasting all their money on a wild nugg chase.” Favors, spies, investigators, assassins all cost gold. So did Bastien’s usual entourage of mercenaries, though. “Though I admit, being the bait loses its appeal by the moment.” What was that old saying? Something about how the wolf only had to catch you once. She would prefer not to be caught at all.
Tevinter was definitely a no go. Ferelden, perhaps, wasn’t so bad. Everywhere needed food cooked and children watched and clothes washed. Rahse’s skills were a little less universal, but likely to fetch a much better price.
“Orlais?” It seemed so far away by foot, but if they could get on a ship … Leena opened her eyes and propped herself up on one arm, to better watch his face. “Aren’t there darkspawn there?” Rahse was far from defenseless but she had a hard time imagining feral monsters being stopped by the whip or light blades that he favored.
“What about Antiva? Rivain?” She knew next to nothing about them, only that they were to the north. It seemed unlikely that the Frost family’s connections stretched that far.
“Or Arlathan? They say there’s elves living there now. If we could get there, we might be safe.”
“I wouldn’t mind wasting all their money on a wild nugg chase.” Favors, spies, investigators, assassins all cost gold. So did Bastien’s usual entourage of mercenaries, though. “Though I admit, being the bait loses its appeal by the moment.” What was that old saying? Something about how the wolf only had to catch you once. She would prefer not to be caught at all.
Tevinter was definitely a no go. Ferelden, perhaps, wasn’t so bad. Everywhere needed food cooked and children watched and clothes washed. Rahse’s skills were a little less universal, but likely to fetch a much better price.
“Orlais?” It seemed so far away by foot, but if they could get on a ship … Leena opened her eyes and propped herself up on one arm, to better watch his face. “Aren’t there darkspawn there?” Rahse was far from defenseless but she had a hard time imagining feral monsters being stopped by the whip or light blades that he favored.
“What about Antiva? Rivain?” She knew next to nothing about them, only that they were to the north. It seemed unlikely that the Frost family’s connections stretched that far.
“Or Arlathan? They say there’s elves living there now. If we could get there, we might be safe.”
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