Alistair Theirin
King of Ferelden
Canon Character
Noble
Grey Warden
Post DAI Timeline
DAO/DA2 Timeline
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((Cloudreach 12; 9:38; Constance Theirin ))
After Zevran left, Alistair sank into a chair by the fire, his heart still racing, head spinning, but the manic determination that had powered him through several circuits of the tiny room fading a bit as the enormity of what he was considering sank in. He had sneaked out of the palace often enough … still did it, in fact, but this -
He couldn’t just do it, couldn’t just leave without telling anyone, no matter how much he had been tempted to leave with Zev right then. He had responsibilities, and not just to the kingdom.
Pushing himself out of the chair, he went to the door. “Would you please ask Her Majesty to come to the study, please?” 'The study' sounded innocuous enough, but Leliana and Linette had established that it was the room in the palace most protected from unwanted ears: thick walls, ceiling and floor, with secured rooms on either side, above and below. No balcony, and it was on the second floor, so no listening in the bushes outside the windows. It had been further secured by adding double panes to said windows and a layer of cork to the walls (concealed beneath tasteful wallpaper that had been Leli's touch; Lin would have left it as-is). They conducted enough routine business in the room to obscure its utility, but Constance would know that being summoned there meant a need for secrecy.
Donal nodded, his eyes asking the question; he knew something was up. “I’ll tell you later,” Alistair promised. His Guard-Captain would likely be coming with him, if for no other reason than that he’d have to be tied up to make him stay behind, but Alistair wasn’t about to let him in on what was going to be a tightly held secret before confiding in his wife. He’d learned that much in three years of marriage.
Donal left, and Alistair returned to his chair. He suspected that Constance would not be pleased with what he intended to do, but he hoped that she would understand why he had to, not just as a son, but as Ferelden’s King.
He had to know.
((OOC - This thread will reference events from the DA comic series, The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak & Until We Sleep. The actual threads covering the events in the Thedas:Timelines ‘verse will take place at another time, and may end up diverging somewhat from DA canon. This thread is simply intended to anchor the core events in the timeline leading into the Inquisition period))
After Zevran left, Alistair sank into a chair by the fire, his heart still racing, head spinning, but the manic determination that had powered him through several circuits of the tiny room fading a bit as the enormity of what he was considering sank in. He had sneaked out of the palace often enough … still did it, in fact, but this -
He couldn’t just do it, couldn’t just leave without telling anyone, no matter how much he had been tempted to leave with Zev right then. He had responsibilities, and not just to the kingdom.
Pushing himself out of the chair, he went to the door. “Would you please ask Her Majesty to come to the study, please?” 'The study' sounded innocuous enough, but Leliana and Linette had established that it was the room in the palace most protected from unwanted ears: thick walls, ceiling and floor, with secured rooms on either side, above and below. No balcony, and it was on the second floor, so no listening in the bushes outside the windows. It had been further secured by adding double panes to said windows and a layer of cork to the walls (concealed beneath tasteful wallpaper that had been Leli's touch; Lin would have left it as-is). They conducted enough routine business in the room to obscure its utility, but Constance would know that being summoned there meant a need for secrecy.
Donal nodded, his eyes asking the question; he knew something was up. “I’ll tell you later,” Alistair promised. His Guard-Captain would likely be coming with him, if for no other reason than that he’d have to be tied up to make him stay behind, but Alistair wasn’t about to let him in on what was going to be a tightly held secret before confiding in his wife. He’d learned that much in three years of marriage.
Donal left, and Alistair returned to his chair. He suspected that Constance would not be pleased with what he intended to do, but he hoped that she would understand why he had to, not just as a son, but as Ferelden’s King.
He had to know.
((OOC - This thread will reference events from the DA comic series, The Silent Grove, Those Who Speak & Until We Sleep. The actual threads covering the events in the Thedas:Timelines ‘verse will take place at another time, and may end up diverging somewhat from DA canon. This thread is simply intended to anchor the core events in the timeline leading into the Inquisition period))