[Kiter sniffs at the cake, tail wagging happily before taking the piece and chewing on it happily. Riona cocks an eyebrow at him for it, otherwise saying nothing.]
Everyone struggles with it in the beginning. And everyone here will help; we were all in the same boat once upon a time.
[She takes another bite of her cake, chewing as she thinks over his question.]
Well, usually the places we stop at offer some kind of entertainment. It's the drifting weeks that tend to get boring. [Being stuck on the ships can become a bore real quick. Though after the last place, Riona's glad for it for once.] There are things to do on the Iskaulit: a garden, a pool, the bars, and places to walk around. On our ships, it's just finding something to do. Reading, or perhaps watching a movie.
[What? He's gotta get the dog to like him again. And cake is a small sacrifice. Alistair will just have to make sure that Kiter gets to the gardens a bit more and runs some of the extra sugar off. It'll be okay.
Maybe.
He hopes.]
I know this will sound strange, but I'd been okay with the chaos on the last world. Sitting for weeks in meetings and taking petitions isn't at all what I wanted to do. No wonder Cailan...
[He doesn't finish that sentence. He never wanted his half-brother to die. And it had angered him the way that Loghain had left Cailan there in Ostagar.]
Although, honestly, I've not had time to just sit back and read just for the sake of reading in years.
[There is not enough bribery when it comes to mabari. Especially one that started off by not liking him.]
I'll take boring, thank you. I've had enough excitement with Darkspawn, though something tells me that they never really stay "calm". Everyone here from Thedas seems to have the same grim expression when the future is brought up.
[Alistair's idea of excitement is a few fights and riding around the countryside. He'll pass on the war thing again.
At her comment, he motions to the cake.]
We're going to need a whole lot more of these then.
True enough. Between the Darkspwan, Magisters, and cultists, Thedas is a barrel of fun. And that's not even counting the normal people.
[Like their citizens. But, honestly, he doesn't want to know the full skinny on it all. He's just happy enough to be with her, to see her smile. That's all he's wanted from the moment he's kissed her.
He gives her a smile as she points out the downside to their current treat.]
Yes, well, it's not like this is a great cheese from Redcliffe, but it'll do.
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Everyone struggles with it in the beginning. And everyone here will help; we were all in the same boat once upon a time.
[She takes another bite of her cake, chewing as she thinks over his question.]
Well, usually the places we stop at offer some kind of entertainment. It's the drifting weeks that tend to get boring. [Being stuck on the ships can become a bore real quick. Though after the last place, Riona's glad for it for once.] There are things to do on the Iskaulit: a garden, a pool, the bars, and places to walk around. On our ships, it's just finding something to do. Reading, or perhaps watching a movie.
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Maybe.
He hopes.]
I know this will sound strange, but I'd been okay with the chaos on the last world. Sitting for weeks in meetings and taking petitions isn't at all what I wanted to do. No wonder Cailan...
[He doesn't finish that sentence. He never wanted his half-brother to die. And it had angered him the way that Loghain had left Cailan there in Ostagar.]
Although, honestly, I've not had time to just sit back and read just for the sake of reading in years.
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Ruling is mostly drudgery and paperwork. Boring, but better for the people. Too much excitement usually means trouble.
[Yeah, let's not dwell further on poor Cailan. He had wanted his excitement, and got more than he bargained for.]
Now you'll have plenty of time to. And if we both get too antsy, we can always spar.
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I'll take boring, thank you. I've had enough excitement with Darkspawn, though something tells me that they never really stay "calm". Everyone here from Thedas seems to have the same grim expression when the future is brought up.
[Alistair's idea of excitement is a few fights and riding around the countryside. He'll pass on the war thing again.
At her comment, he motions to the cake.]
We're going to need a whole lot more of these then.
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[Which is Riona's way of acknowledging that without going into detail, because she kind of doesn't want to if she can avoid it.
She snorts when he points to the cake.]
Should probably stock up on things a bit healthier than cake.
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[Like their citizens. But, honestly, he doesn't want to know the full skinny on it all. He's just happy enough to be with her, to see her smile. That's all he's wanted from the moment he's kissed her.
He gives her a smile as she points out the downside to their current treat.]
Yes, well, it's not like this is a great cheese from Redcliffe, but it'll do.