Highever Castle

Vincent was sharing some stories on the dinner table of his former adventures while playing them down so they wouldn't become suspicious of him when Bryce says, "My daughter would have liked your stories."

"You have a daughter? Are you hiding her from me," says Vincent intended as a joke when the mood of the Cousland family hit suddenly the bottom making Vincent asks, "What happened to her?"

"She is a mage that's why she isn't with us any longer," says Fergus as he was quite angry that her lovely sister was in that prison tower.

"So she is in the Circle of Magi. Maybe I have some luck and I get a glimpse of her," says Vincent as the others looked at him.

"Will they allow you to enter the Circle?" asks Eleanor as Vincent takes a piece of paper out of his bag showing it to them.

"You got a Royal Permission to go everywhere. Why ask for permission to dock in Highever in the first place?" asks Eleanor as Vincent puts the piece of paper away.

"Because I hate to not show respect to my hosts. Also, it's easier to deal with my host if we both respect each other or there will be always a tension between each other," says Vincent explaining why he always asked for permission since he respected his hosts.

This made the Cousland family happy since that meant he respected them in some way since he could have just stormed the docks and make chaos but they came calm and collected as if they were one unit no one of the soldiers looked down on Aedan as he showed them the way to the inns and some brothel so they could touch some women.

"Now if you really are going towards the Circle should I call Arthur back to be your guide," says Bryce as Vincent was confused.

"Right, Arthur is my third son he is right now with his grandfather, my father-in-law. He is one of the finest sailors of Ferelden. He would be quite interested in your ships," says Bryce as Vincent nods.

"We will need some guide since we are first going to Orzammar then we will go to the Circle of Magi but we will stay until your son returns," says Vincent as he wanted to help Oren with his Chocobo.

"I heard you have a Mabari," says Bryce as Vincent nods.

"Yes, it should be with my mount. He is still only a puppy and it seems it took a liking to Behemoth since he is quite fluffy," says Vincent as the Eleanor and Oren couldn't deny it since the feather Oren received was quite fluffy alone.

"Behemoth sounds quite strong," says Bryce as Vincent smiles.

"In the land of my Ancestor, a Behemoth is a majestic beast that could kill an army if they are unlucky," says Vincent remembering his days as a novice when he encountered a real Behemoth.

"What if they are lucky?" asks Aedan curious to find out.

"They escape with their life. The First Emperor only encountered two in his whole life. One was when he was still a novice in the Ishgard Army and the second time when he was traveling with his friends. The first time he escaped to tell the tale the second time he killed it because his friend needed the horn of the Behemoth to create a weapon," says Vincent when everyone looked at him.

"I had a special bond with my grandfather. He spoiled me because I was an Au-Ra as he was. Telling me stories about his adventures," says Vincent as that sounded more plausible to them now.

"I will send a letter to the Stormcoast tomorrow in the morning. My third son should be able to return in a week," says Bryce as Vincent nods.

"Well, it's getting dark and we are getting quite sleepy," says Vincent as Oren was already sleeping in Oriana's arms with his Chocobo.

"You are right. I hope to see you tomorrow," says Bryce as Vincent wished the same before retreating to his room with his wives.

The Cousland family was alone and Bryce says, "Oriana, how about you take Oren to bed. Fergus will join you shortly after we are done."

Oriana nods as she carried Oren and the Chocobo to their room while the Couslands were sitting on the dinner table when Bryce asks, "What do you think of the Ambassador and his men?"

"They are far more disciplined than our own men. Even the sailors looked like soldiers to me. Then there is the Ambassador he gives an aura of calmness out showing that he isn't here to do harm," says Aedan as Fergus and the other nod.

"I was quite surprised that he held his word to Oren about gifting him a Chocobo. I really thought he was joking about it since Cailan told us that the Empire's Army used them since they are loyal and immortal it seems," says Eleanor as she was quite surprised by it.

"*chuckle* I really like the Ambassador he seems to be quite an open person to tell you the truth," says Fergus as he had nothing to add to what his brother and mother already pointed out.

"What surprised me was that he was ready to adopt Oren as his own if we didn't appear," says Bryce as he really liked that perspective from Vincent before he continues, "I really want to find out what Arthur might find out when he travels with the Ambassador and the guards."

"I just hope that he doesn't lead them astray and makes trouble for them," says Eleanor since her youngest son was quite a troublemaker that's why they sent him to her father so he learns some discipline but it turned out that her father spoiled Arthur even more since he was the only sailor born from Eleanor.

In the meantime, Vincent was walking with Kirvena and Karliah towards the guest room when he says, "They seem like a nice family."

"Yes, but don't forget why we are really here," says Karliah as she could see that Vincent liked Oren pretty much.

"I know, maybe we can make Ferelden surrender to us if they survive the war against the Elves and Darkspawn," says Vincent as they arrived at their room.

They enter when Karliah says, "Oren isn't Hroar and you know that."

"I know that very well. My son died protecting his brother," says Vincent with a sad face as he still remembers how Hroar threw himself in front of a Daedra Blade to protect his younger brother Torygg.

"I just wanted to remind you about it because you are getting to attached to the boy," says Karliah as Vincent nods.

"Alright, but give me this week to be a nice uncle to him," says Vincent as Kirvena laughs because of the conversation both were having.

"Isn't it alright for him to play with Oren. That won't change anything in the long run," says Kirvena as she knew that once they were at war Vincent would turn into his war personality she heard from their children.

"*sighs* Alright, but if you really want to adopt a child again try to adopt a bunch of Dwemers by doing so we could repopulate them on Tamriel," says Karliah as she knew that Vincent wanted to adopt one or two elves he saw on the streets.

"Maybe an elf or two," says Vincent quietly as Karliah nods.

"One or two but not more," says Karliah as she was also sad that most of her children died even if they weren't by blood she loved them as her own.

"So we are going to adopt Dwemers even after what they did to my people," says Kirvena a little angry about it.

"We shouldn't judge the children for what their ancestors did. You should hate me more of you really cared for the Fallen Ones. I ordered and led the soldiers into the ruins to kill every last one of the Fallen Ones," says Vincent as Kirvena hugs him.

"You know very well that what you did was releasing them from their pain," says Kirvena as she kissed Vincent before saying, "But they did it on purpose taking the eyes from the Falmer making them to what they became."

"*sighs* How about you see how hard Vaermina and Peryite. If you hit them too they will go extinct," says Vincent trying to convince Kirvena.

"Fine but only children that aren't corrupted can be adopted by us. If I find one of them to be greedy I will kill him or her myself," says Kirvena as Vincent and Karliah began to sweat a bit since in the stories of the people here in Ferelden Dwarves are seen just like that.

"Fine we will adopt some of the children then," says Vincent as he would rather not risk taking an adult in that could be killed any moment by Kirvena than a child that still can be shaped.

"Good," says Kirvena as she was happy. She then let go and undresses herself before laying in her bed while saying, "Are you coming Karliah. It would be boring with just Vincent alone."

"Fine," says Karliah as she also jumps into the bed while taking her clothes while Vincent shakes his head.

He takes his clothes off and begins to have fun with his wives as if there were no tomorrow.

The next day Vincent left the room while Kirvena and Karliah were sleeping. He walked through the castle and found the kitchen. He got some breakfast from an elderly woman that was quite nice to him.

Then he walked into the Bibliothek the Couslands have and find the scholars there talking to an elderly man that seemed to be Aldous who Eleanor mentioned yesterday at the docks.

Aldous was quite surprised to see such fit scholars as they could pass as knights of Highever.

Vincent joined them as he learned about many things when Vincent asks, "What happened before everything was recorded by the chantry?"

"We can only speculate about it but...," says Aldous as he began to explain that many texts of before the Chantry and Tevinter don't even exist anymore since the Chantry burned them or prohibited them.

"Thank you for your explanation," says Vincent as Aldous only smiles.

"If only the Couslands had people as educated as you instead of swinging the sword the whole day," says Aldous as he was quite sad that his students only learn until they know everything about Ferelden and their family.

"Not everyone can be a scholar," says Vincent as he leaves them to find Oren, Fergus and Oriana walking with Oren's Chocobo around the castle.

He joined them for the morning as he explained to them everything he knew about Chocobos.