Cullen runs his thumb over the back of Alistair's hand. Meets his eyes.
Smiles, crookedly.
"If the Inquisition was so easy to infiltrate," he says softly, "it makes no sense to preserve it when the spy network remains mostly intact, and when the armies will be of no use. And Lavellan has done enough."
He takes a breath, and lets it out. "We'll have to negotiate with Orlais to ensure places like Griffon Wing will remain occupied, lest bandits or worse take them over. But you and I will return to Skyhold. And then..." Cullen runs his other thumb over Alistair's lower lip. "And then."
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Smiles, crookedly.
"If the Inquisition was so easy to infiltrate," he says softly, "it makes no sense to preserve it when the spy network remains mostly intact, and when the armies will be of no use. And Lavellan has done enough."
He takes a breath, and lets it out. "We'll have to negotiate with Orlais to ensure places like Griffon Wing will remain occupied, lest bandits or worse take them over. But you and I will return to Skyhold. And then..." Cullen runs his other thumb over Alistair's lower lip. "And then."