+ but the assessment was clear: lost, trespassing, both? And, more importantly—how had he even gotten here?
As he approached, he cleared his throat.
“Are you lost, ser?”
Polite, practiced—but with an unmistakable edge of authority.
Dorian absently toyed with the sending crystal hanging at his throat, his thoughts spiraling—again. The last time he'd seen his beloved, he had a full set of limbs...and a half. Now? What if he lost more... That insufferably charming grin, the casual dismissal of Dorian’s +
walk through the gardens. This seemed longer than the Eluvian trek, the manor not seeming to get closer and yet with each step he could make out more and more of the building.
+ first noticed Kairos. Their pruning slowed to a curious halt, eyes flicking toward the unfamiliar figure lingering amidst the greenery. A few beats passed before the head of the staff—a man dressed with impeccable precision, strode forward. His expression remained measured, +
After a few glasses of wine and more pacing through the gardens than he cared to admit, Dorian finally retreated indoors to his study. His fingers idly toyed with the sending crystal, rolling it between them as his mind—traitorous thing that it was—conjured one dreadful +
+ scenario after another, each more ridiculous yet insistent than the last.
He exhaled sharply, steeling himself before trying again, channeling his magic into the crystal to reach his Amatus. He had given him time, after all—ample time to finish whatever pressing matters +
+ his heart.
He whispers a hopeful incantation, attempting to connect with Kairos, but the crystal remains stubbornly silent. Prompting a flicker of disappointment to crease his features, but he refused to give up hope... He knows Kairos is likely busy, but the longing for +
+ preferable to the suffocating machinations of Tevinter politics, even fighting a blasted dragon!
In the desperate search of comfort, Dorian fiddles with the sending crystal that hangs permantly from his neck, the only other connection he had to the man who possesses +
{ @KairosTrevelyan }
Stepping back into the luxurious, yet incredibly suffocating halls of his Minrathous home, with the weight of the Magisterium weighing heavy on his shoulders. The day consisted of persistent political maneuvering and tedious decrees, all under the +
+ attentive gaze of his peers. He finds himself often reminiscing about the simpler times of combating demons and closing rifts, a period when the fate of Thedas was in their hands, together with the Inquisitor leading the way. His Inquisitor, his Amatus. Anything feels +