[He's leaned on the rampart, watching over the barely-lively tavern below. A group of soldiers had just returned from a mission, and he had allowed them a night of celebration that they had been eager to take advantage of.
The pain is especially bad tonight, but worse than that is the chill. Not just the ambient chill and the thin air of Skyhold itself, but the feeling that he'll never truly be warm again. He has his hands pinned under his arms for warmth, shoulders hunched in his cloak.
He has the advantage of seeing the Inquisitor approaching before she reaches him, so she doesn't take him by surprise - she's always a welcome figure, and he's learned to pick her easily out of a crowd even if she wasn't completely unmistakable. He looks weary, almost sickly-pale in the moonlight.
But for her, he has a smile, straightening up. One hand rests on the rampart, the stone cold under his palm.]
I am certain any reports about my sleep schedule have been greatly exaggerated.
[His tone is casual, so as not to worry her. He can tell she already is, and the Inquisitor has enough to worry about without needing to concern herself over whether her Commander is fit for his position.]
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The pain is especially bad tonight, but worse than that is the chill. Not just the ambient chill and the thin air of Skyhold itself, but the feeling that he'll never truly be warm again. He has his hands pinned under his arms for warmth, shoulders hunched in his cloak.
He has the advantage of seeing the Inquisitor approaching before she reaches him, so she doesn't take him by surprise - she's always a welcome figure, and he's learned to pick her easily out of a crowd even if she wasn't completely unmistakable. He looks weary, almost sickly-pale in the moonlight.
But for her, he has a smile, straightening up. One hand rests on the rampart, the stone cold under his palm.]
I am certain any reports about my sleep schedule have been greatly exaggerated.
[His tone is casual, so as not to worry her. He can tell she already is, and the Inquisitor has enough to worry about without needing to concern herself over whether her Commander is fit for his position.]