#and start a new thread where Roland leads Dirthamen through the forest

[dirthara-an]

@eritvita ↩

“Silver,” says he, as if borne from a dream. “Hast thou heard of the runesmiths of Orzammar? Of the dwarves whomst canst nakedly touch the lyrium veins hidden away all inground amidst the Deep Roads? Dost thou know the Deep Roads, Lord?” inquires he, curiously.

“Levitation!” expounds he, whispered in breathless serenity, and mindful of their current environ. “Marvelous, unbound! Art there Places still where the tide of the Fade is thin, and art all made mage from those metaphysical wounds. Hath I sum in Mind.” And doth Roland openly ponder, his lips pursed; his hands aiding the last of the fallen stacks into their places amongst eternity.

“Perchance in Ferelden, if the Path is adventurous. There is a forest there, riddled with spirits and old ghosts, that couldst proclaim a happy breadth of Wander’ng.” And dost Roland’s eyebrows bounce in thrice, happy in cleverness. “Dost this please thee, my Lord?”

Dirthamen frowned at the mentioning of dwarfs. In his memory the relationship between the kingdoms underground and the Old Realm has always been strained at best. But Roland spoke of them with unbiased wonder. So the old god held his tongue, reserving judgement for later. Many things have changed in his absence. Why not also the old animosity between the People and the Titan's Children?

His next account had Dirthamen perk up, however. A place where the veil is thinned enough for spirits to pass over easily? Not only would that serve as a good place to teach Roland the old paths of magic... it might also provide Dirthamen with the right environment to properly replenish the pathways of his own magic, refasten old connections, that got severed during his imprisonment and... possibly... search for those still lost.

With his own center of power - his foci - currently unavailable to the old god, he found himself limited in ways, that were cumbersome at best and downright dangerous at worst.

"I think", he answers, after a moment of contemplation, "You should first show me that Fereldan forest, you're speaking of. Only when I'm there, can I decide whether or not it would suffice to support the spells, that are currently lost to the world."

#eritvita #We could end this around here #and start a new thread where Roland leads Dirthamen through the forest? #;queued