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[arlathvhen]

[ The message comes shortly after the announcement of what is happening in Minrathous, Beleth's voice sounding worried, but trying to keep from reaching a panic. ]

Araceli, I'm sure you've heard what's going on--I'm trying to organize efforts to help the people trying to escape from Tevinter. There are ships that some agents have managed to stow away on, but I fear that the conditions are...not ideal. There's doubtlessly overcrowding, the extra people will strain the ships' resources, they might be pursued--

I need you to go out there and meet them. Escort the agents safely back to Kirkwall.

I can also speak to any of the other...experienced sailors, [ Pirates. ] and see if they can help out, as well.

[foxsays]

[Araceli does not want to go to Tevinter.

There is a place in her that is cold and dark, that she doesn't talk about but has had to more recently than she ever wanted to, and she was afraid and alone there with her mind spilling out through her fingers. (Her left hand held in her right now, thumb pressed until it pops.)

But there's doing her duty, and people might die so she swallows all of it, steadies her breathing then picks up the crystal in the left hand.]

I have, we don't have many ships to spare but there's Charles Vane and the rest of the Walrus. If we end up in the same position we did before… [There's not going to be a safe harbour like Llomerryn, and there is a dragon that might come down to burn them alive, and many of them poor swimmers who have never been aboard a ship a day in their lives prior to the Inquisition.

(Perhaps, she thinks with hindsight coming to stab her neatly in the spine, she might have demanded they all fucking learn. That it be mandatory for any going on a ship to a mission.)]

Seheron, there's Qarinus, the first part of Rivain we'd hit is Kont-aar and that'll be friend to little or none of us if they're listing, and after that business in Llomerryn I wouldn't bank on us having a friend there now, I don't know if we could list into her harbours. We'll need to still sail past unless everyone wants to try the passage between it and Rivain, make as if for Wycome, keep hugging the coast or near as…

[Her voice is coming from above now, standing to look at the maps, she'll need to speak to Vane at the very least since she knows him to speak to, hasn't had the chance to talk with any of the rest of them-- But more immediate matters.] How soon can supplies be on the ships? Healing potions, poultices, food and water, bandages? They'll be some aboard but we should expect the worst.

[arlathvhen]

I'm not sure how many will be on the ship, but about two dozen people went to Minrathous, so I doubt that we will need a great deal of ships to meet the others. I can handle supplies, though right now, it's just guessing how many we'll need. Better safe than sorry, I suppose.

[ She listens to Araceli talk, and there are papers gently rustling as she moves through them, to inspect a map for herself. ]

The people running should have crystals, maybe you can coordinate a meeting place with them on open water...? I don't know how easy that would be to arrange. But perhaps somewhere out of the way--an island, or something. We don't want to be leaving an easily followed trail.

I'll speak to some of the others that I know can handle boats, in the mean time.

[ She trusts Araceli, trusts that Araceli can coordinate the sea part of this better than a woman who has only been on a ship a handful of times. Beleth just has to make sure that Araceli has everything that she needs. ]

[foxsays]

We're going to need lyrium. [After a delay, juggling conversations with Charles, Thor, and Loki where she's got notes in shorthand.] There's a healer reaching their limit and that's just one I've spoken with so far, and we sent more mages than that who'll be exhausted. Them and the Templars if they couldn't get to their things. [Was there time for them to get back to the lodgings and grab everything? Best err on the side of caution there too, best not look as if she's playing favourites with who gets the lyrium either.] If the seneschal has complaints, send him my way when I return, I can be properly contrite when I know that there's the time for it.

Knowing our heading before we go would be preferable, that way our course is set. We can change it if we have to, depending on what we say but we'll know how fast we should be sailing, what the best way is, avoid certain routes. [Also they might commandeer Venatori ships because...ships. If those ships disappear with the Inquisition, so much the better.]

Lady Vivas is in naval presence and she did arrive with ships of her own, I'll speak with her. Even if she might not come, a ship might.