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Those of you aboard the Panlong, I have a request.

We met with a very strange fellow who should be arriving in your midst very shortly. He's covered in bandages and has a straggly dog with him. [Sort of hard to miss.] He's been stranded aboard the atolls for some time now. He can't tell us how long.

[But that's really not the point, is it?]

He's...a bit of a cryptic man [thing?]. Something is very, very odd about him. [Which is putting it mildly.] He mentioned something about leprosy as well, so I would be wary of touching him if you can help it. He's asked to come with us, but he hasn't specified to where.

With all that's going on with the Grasper and the mermaids, and the ships chasing us, I don't think his appearance is coincidence. It never is. We've seen some of the same people, time and time again [like Tobi] but...I've never seen him before. It's possible he's a native of this world, of course, but-- I just don't know. He might just be the key to ensuring the end of this Jaunt. We need to keep an eye on him.

[She's not certain what a sickly man in bandages can do, however, to keep them safe from the Grasper.]

...And speaking of trouble, what exactly are we doing to try to warn our fellow seafarers about what's coming for us? Has anyone had any luck in convincing the captains of the danger?

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Probably because they assume you're too far gone with trauma and heatstroke to be useful. That, or you're bad luck. You might want to take care about that.

[Is she teasing? Probably.]

No, I'm hoping we can keep an eye on him for the moment. If he needs to be killed... We'll see to that later. For now, he'll stay with us.

[She's not sorry for being ruthless. It's a necessary precaution.]

I think he's like Tobi... Someone important to the greater scheme of things.

It's better that way. Lower expectations and all. Besides, if I were good luck I'd probably find myself lashed to the front of the ship, serving as masthead.

[ He is ...definitely teasing, or at least indulging his usual level of whimsy. ]

Oh good, a riddle! I love riddles! ...wait. No. No, I meant 'Maker, the tedium.'

And then they'd need to fashion a pair of breasts for you, as well as a mermaid's tail. Or something else just as fashionable.

[Yep.]

It probably won't be an easy one to solve, either. ...Or one we can figure out quickly. Best get used to seeing him around.

They'd do better to just get an albatross already.

[ Someone has read a poem! And why not, who's to say they don't have that one in Thedas. ]

As long as he keeps the dog, I'm happy.

[ You can take the Ferelden out of Ferelden, but you--well. You get the idea. ]

But that's not as good as the real thing, you know. Some pirates swear by the head on their prow. And that albatross, if I'm not mistaken, was not the luck the man wished to have.

[She's glad he got a good reference in, though!]

It's a skinny slip of a thing. Poor thing needs to eat more.

[Mabari >>> this other dog]

Used to be! Then some man decided to shoot the thing, and it was all downhill from there.

[ Oh, so is he. So is he. ]

On that point we're agreed, but I don't imagine our bandagey friend's abode to have been particularly well-stocked.

[ All dogs go to H...uh. Go to sit at the Maker's side, I guess? ]

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I didn't see anything where we found him, frankly. His campsite might have been further off but it was the strangest thing.

I really don't think he's...natural.

If he's meant to be a spy they could've found someone less creepy.

[ js. ]

[That...gets a laugh out of her.]

Perhaps he's supposed to be an example? 'Look what we can do to you.'

[ Snort. ] I do so love it when the powerful employ sheer pants-wetting terror as an subjugation tactic.

[ Terror for like ...other people, but still. ]

Fun, isn't it? Next, they'll be twirling their beard curls and laughing like Orlesians.

[still buttmad]

Well, if you feel that way about Orlais [ like most of Ferelden ], have I got a story for you.

Later. If there is a later, of course.