Sirena could not take the comment that the lord seeker said seriously and ended up laughing to the point she had to hold her stomach. Solas squinted his eyes at her in a glare not at all finding the situation amusing. Noticing his glare, the American girl covered her mouth with her hand while trying to keep the rest of her laughter held back which in the end made her snort. She only snorted when she was laughing very hard and apparently that was one of those times. The man was a total arrogant asshole and she always ended up laughing at those types. They demanded respect without earning it, so, in her eyes they deserved to get laughed at. The thing that made it more amusing was his facial expression; he looked like he was slightly constipated while trying to conjure up the evil look in his eyes which instead made him look crazy. As soon as she received a glare from him, she bit her lip while her shoulders shook uncontrollably. His attention then went back to Evelyn and Cassandra; waiting for them to say something else so he could shoot them down.

“What we truly need is an alliance that will seal the breach.” The Herald said with all the calm she could muster while also squinting her eyes at Lucius, daring to make him say more rude words.

“Oh, the breach is indeed a threat. But you certainly don’t have any power to do anything about it.” The lord seeker said with what sounded like a growl in his voice.

“Lord Seeker.” Said the Templar who; earlier was baffled by the actions of another Templar for hitting a Chantry mother. He walked up to Lucius while looking at the group as he tried to be the voice of reason to get the man to listen to the Herald. “What if she really was sent by the Maker? What if –“ He said before he was cut off by the same man who actually punched the woman from earlier.

“You’re called to a higher purpose, do not question.” The random Templar demanded. Sirena’s mouth gapped open as she watched him walk away before she muttered to herself.

“I bet he’s into some BDSM shit.” She then felt her side get elbowed knowing then she didn’t say it quietly enough. When her eyes looked down, she saw Varric was looking right up at her while shaking his head while smiling with amusement. Her brows then rose up in surprise as she put her hands behind her back while looking around innocently before looking back towards the heated discussion that was going on between Evelyn, Cassandra, and Lucius since it was his arrogant voice that brought her attention back to them.

“I will make the Templar order a power that stands alone against the void. We deserve recognition, independence, you have shown me nothing and the Inquisition less than nothing. Templars! Val Royeaux is unworthy of our protection. We march!” Lucius led the Templars away as Cassandra stood beside Evelyn, stunned by the lord seeker’s behavior. It was so unlike him that it was to the point she didn’t really recognize him at all. Varric then walked up to the two women while looking after the man.

“Charming fellow, isn’t he?”

“Has Lord Seeker gone mad?” The seeker asked finally gaining her voice back while there was shock still showing through her eyes.

“Do you know him very well?” The Herald asked, showing a little of her anger due to the embarrassing display from the power hungry man.

“He took over the Seekers of Truth over two years ago, after Lord Seeker Lambert’s death. He was always a decent man.” Cassandra said now looking at the empty space where the Templars were standing. “He had never given into ambition and grand standing. This is very bizarre.”

“People do change over time, we should all remember that.” Sirena put in knowing how truthful her words were and surprisingly Solas nodded his head in agreement. Evelyn looked at the American girl knowing she was right as well before looking back to Cassandra.

“Do you think he can be reasoned with?” The Herald asked since she really wanted the Templars help and didn’t want Cassandra to be disappointed in the man she once knew.

“I hope so. If not him, surely, there are others in the order who don’t feel as he does.” The seeker said answering Trevelyan’s question, not at all giving anyone false hope. While listening to the two people talk, Sirena realized Cassandra was speaking in broken English which made her grin like an idiot. It finally made sense why her sentences never really sounded complete. She actually talked like a foreigner. The American girl was thrilled to finally have figured it out, though, she thought it would be best to keep her mouth shut about the topic and instead made a suggestion.

“Either way, we should go to Haven first and inform the others of what happened here today.”

“Who would have thought you actually had a brain Blondie.” The dwarf complimented her in his own way.

“I resent that comment about my brain Shorty.” She retorted with an amused smile, playing along with Varric. Her eyes glanced up at the tall elf and noticed he wasn’t laughing or smiling which made her look away feeling quite awkward. ‘He really doesn’t like me now, most likely have a tiny bit of respect but not an interesting specimen anymore’. She thought while internally laughing still. Sirena looked over at Evelyn and noticed her walking over to where they came from with Cassandra walking beside her. The young woman jogged up next to them so she was able to catch up to them as the other two did the same she was doing. “Way to let us know that you were already making your way out.”

“We are in a hurry Sirena. This wasn’t –“ Trevelyan was saying before an arrow zipped through the air in front of their faces which caused the American to let out a little scream.

“It’s an arrow with a message!” Cassandra yelled as the Herald walked up to the sharp pointy object attached to a wooden stick and took the message off it and read it quietly while the American made more remarks which were bound to annoy someone.

“Holy hell! Talk about a near death experience! I thought I saw my life flash before my eyes.” Solas shook his head at her remark now finding her annoying. He didn’t know if she was doing it intentionally to prove a point that she wasn’t a spirit or if she was a new kind, all he knew was that he was bound to lose his patience eventually with her.

“That would not be possible, Lady Herald’s cousin.”

“Why not? Have you ever had a near death experiences to say otherwise?” She asked trying to outsmart the elf.

“No, I have not.”

“Then how would you know?”

“You are becoming just as annoying as Varric at this point.” The seeker said clearly getting irritated with the banter. Sirena bit her lip and kept her mouth shut not wanting to annoy anyone else. Cassandra looked over at the young woman and immediately felt guilty. Though, it did make her suspicious about the girl. Noble women were raised to know how to fight and be poised. From what she was able to tell, the young woman did not have self-control over what she said.

Varric looked up at the young woman and noticed her mood changed from what seemed hyper to him to now being quiet and reserved. It did seem like all she wanted to do was have fun and looked like she grew up too fast in his eyes. He didn’t know why he got that feeling, but he also didn’t care at the moment, he was just concerned for her. His hand went to her lower back and patted it while giving her a comforting smile. Noticing Evelyn walking towards someone, everyone ended up following her as usual since she somehow became their leader. All the while the dwarf stood by the American girl. As they got closer to the person, they noticed it was a man with dark skin who wore the mages robe.

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“You are the Herald of Andraste, I have an invitation for you.” The mage said before holding out the cream colored envelope to give to Trevelyan. After Evelyn took the invitation in her hand after it was offered to her. After the man in the mages robes left; the Herald opened the message and viewed the invitation she received to meet the First Enchanter Vivienne. When she was done reading it, she passed it onto Sirena which made her scrunch up her brows in confusion.

“Um, why did you pass this to me?”

“I wanted to hear your opinion on it.”

“I think we should go meet this Madam De Fer. You don’t know what would get offered.” She said knowing full well what was going to be offered when Trevelyan meets the First Enchanter which was why she was telling her to go. The Herald needed to start getting allies sooner rather than later. “Before we go to meet this Vivienne, I suggest we go meet this Red Jenny person as well.” She suggested again trying to give the best advice as she could offer.

“Alright, that means we have to look for clues.” Evelyn said before running off towards the docks where the first clue was. Knowing she didn’t know where the exact location was, the American girl ran after her. She could see her cousin who really wasn’t her cousin, walking onto the wooden dock to look for the clue. While she had some little leisure time, Sirena closed her eyes and enjoyed feeling the ocean spray on her skin while smelling the salty sea breeze which she misses dearly. After enjoying her few seconds of solitude, she rushed over to a pile of nets that was in a corner to look through. When she jostled the net enough, she saw a piece of paper flutter to the ground. The modern American girl kneeled down and picked up the letter which said at the end “Red Jenny”. With a smile, Sirena got back up and ran over towards Trevelyan and passed the note to her. “It looks like we have to find the second clue on the upper floor now.”

“I am right behind you.” The American followed Evelyn to another corner where there were stairs and ran up them. Behind her, she was able to hear more footsteps running after them as well, assuming they were the Herald’s companions. After she made it to the top, the young woman bent over and panted, trying to catch her breath. “Oh man, I should not have run up those stairs.”

“Can’t handle the stairs Blondie?” Varric laughed out loud while watching her carefully to make sure she didn’t collapse.

“Shut up…” The modern woman said before continuing to walk slowly while still taking deep breaths. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears as it tried to settle down. With time, she was finally able to get her breath back and help Evelyn find the last clue. Walking across the second floor, Sirena made her way to a corner where a plant was sitting in a pot and noticed immediately the last note they needed to find which was behind the plant. Her hand reached down and grabbed the red package. After finding the note that was attached to the package, the young woman read it quickly then passed it to her cousin.

“How did you know where to look?”

“Well if you want to know my thought process… I knew it wasn’t meant to be easy so I looked in the obvious hiding spots.” She said while grinning.

“How are they obvious hiding spots?” Cassandra asked curiously not fully understanding how certain spots were distinguishable.

“Flower pot is a typical place to hide something.” Sirena said knowing that for a fact due to her days as a little girl when she used to go on Easter egg hunts.

“Even if it was evident or not, good job.” Evelyn said impressed with the young woman’s knowledge. “We should head over to the location then and meet this “Red Jenny”.” She said not really knowing where the location was. Everyone then descended down the stairs to make their way to the city’s exit where they came from. They walked through the market towards the gate and a little past it when they heard a voice behind them. When they turned around, the first thing Evelyn had noticed was the pointy ears that belonged to an elf. Another thing she noticed was the robe mages wear at the circle of magi.

“If I may have a moment of your time…” The elven woman said while walking out of the shadows towards the group. It was as plain as day that she had something to say to them.

“Grand Enchanter Fiona?” The seeker asked, recognizing yet another person in Val Royeaux.

“Leader of the mage rebellion.” Solas added recognizing the woman elf as well which made one of Sirena’s brows rise up. She didn’t expect him to actually know others plus he was basically quiet the whole time except when they were bantering. “Is it not dangerous for you to be here?” He asked with concern. The mage glanced over at him before sizing up the group. At least that’s what it seemed she was doing.

“I’ve heard of this gathering and I wanted to see the fabled Herald of Andraste with my own eyes.” She said, admitting why she was there. “If it’s help with the breach you seek, perhaps it’s my people who are the wiser option.” The woman suggested to the Herald.

“I’m surprised the leader of the mages wasn’t at the conclave.” Evelyn said which made the seeker look over the mage so she could add her input.

“Yes, you were supposed to be there yet somehow you avoided death.” This news made the American girl’s eyes widen in surprise. ‘Uh oh… Someone cheated death. Death will get her eventually.’ She thought while thinking about the Final Destination movies which were all about those who cheated death.

“As did the Lord Seeker, you’ll note. Both of us sent negotiations in our stead; in case it was a trap.” Sirena eyes grew even wider as she bit her lip to keep her grin down while thinking ‘oh shit! Two people cheated death!’ The woman then talked again with calm in voice while getting interrogated. “I won’t pretend that I’m not glad to live. I lost many dear friends that day.” The elf woman admitted with sadness showing in her voice then her eyes became slits as she continued to talk in anger. “It disgusts me to think the Templars will get away with it. I’m hoping you won’t let them.”

“So, you think the Templars are responsible.” Evelyn finally said when she was able to.

“Why wouldn’t she?” Cassandra asked the Herald making a point to her.

“Lucius hardly seems broken up over his losses; if he’s concerned about them at all.” The mage said with doubt since it seems she had also seen the change in him as well. “You heard him. You think he wouldn’t happily kill the Divine to turn people against us? So yes, I think he did it. More than I think you did it, at any rate.”

“The mages weren’t willing to talk to the Inquisition before, why not?” The Herald asked wanting to get answers.

“Because now I’ve seen what you are. And I’ve seen the Chantry for what it is. Consider this as an invitation to Redcliffe, come meet with the mages an alliance will help us both after all. I hope to see you then, au revoir, my lady Herald.” The mage said before walking off in the opposite direction towards Redcliffe which was in Fereldon. It took a few moments for the last words the mage said to click in Sirena’s brain. It was a French word! She knew the Orlaisons were like the French, the accents were a dead giveaway! The seeker watched the figure of the mage walk away before speaking up again.

“Come, let us return to Haven.” Cassandra said before turning away to get out of Val Royeaux. Evelyn remained standing while staring into the city for a few moments before turning herself around and began making her way across the bridge. As the others walked ahead, the American leaned closer to the Herald so she was able to talk quietly with her without anyone over hearing.

“So, I’m guessing we are following the seeker now…”

“I do not believe so; I do think she was trying to keep the negative attention off me though.”

“I think this is very much a good thing since she can make you look good in front of others. I do have a question to ask though.” The modern woman stated as they were getting closer to the outer gates.

“What do you have to ask?”

“Are we going to discover who this “Red Jenny” is before going back to Haven?”

“Yes, we are.” Evelyn said with a small smile. “After meeting this “Red Jenny”, we will also go meet the Madam De Fer.” She informed again, so their plans didn’t get confusing to Sirena.

“Are you going to tell Cassandra the plans?”

“I was going to let it stew over since I personally don’t like being told what to do.” Trevelyan said while smirking since she knew her companion would get a little baffled since the plans were slightly changed well that’s what the seeker would think anyway.

“I’m guessing you’re going to have fun with this then…” Sirena said while looking through the corner of her eyes to look at her “cousin”.

“Oh yes I will.”