She tried to keep her mind on the tasks ahead of them.  Now that they were no longer in immediate danger, it was hard not to let her mind wander each time she looked at him.  A part of her soul craved a deeper recognition from him.  Even though distance, lyrium, and years had separated them, he still looked like the man she had given her heart to.  That devotion was not fresh in her mind, but instead it left a dull ache in her chest.  She had thought about him many times in her travels and more than once she had considered returning to Ferelden to try and find out what had happened to him.  Maybe she should have.  Maybe should could have found a way to get him out of their hands sooner...<br/><br/>"Redcliffe, yes."  She nodded as she dipped her robes into the water.  They would be wet for a few hours, but she had more clothes at the inn.  Once it was clean, she pulled it on and gathered up her things, ready to continue on foot towards the village.  The journey was relatively quiet compared to their travels in the Deep Roads. Redcliffe had grown in the years since the Blight had stained Ferelden, growing from a small village to a thriving town.   Had it not been so close to the tower, Lana might have liked to settle there, near the waters of the lake.  All in all, despite the presence of the tower, Redcliffe seemed to be a territory more friendly to mages, as the former Arl, Arl Eamon, had allowed his own son to be surrendered to the circle.  Eamon's brother now watched over the area, but he still seemed to have the same sympathies.<br/><br/>The inn was near the docks and as they walked through the city's cobblestone streets, Lana felt hidden in plain site once again.  There was safety in anonymity.  As they entered the inn, she did not even think about how having Ellion with her might change the dynamic.  The innkeeper lifted a brow and looked between the two of them.<br/><br/>"Your companion, yes?"  The woman asked.  She was older, but not so old that her hair had fully grayed.  "You said you were stayin' alone."<br/><br/>"My...husband.  We were traveling separately to see my parents in Highever, and he was able to catch up with me."  Lana said.  She punctuated her words by stepping closer to Ellion, taking his hand into hers.  "He's exhausted, so we'd like some ale to drink in our room."<br/><br/>The woman still looked suspicious, though Lana was not sure why.  Maybe she'd had issues with women of the night or others trying to use the inn to entertain patrons.  Still, she eventually relented and nodded her head.  "It'll be up in a moment, the boy is out cleaning out another room."  Lana had seen a young man working alongside the woman, so she simply smiled and tugged Ellion along with her, up the stairs to the room she had rented.<br/><br/>Once they were alone and the door shut behind her, she let out a breath and released his hand.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry about that, it was just the best I could manage off the top of my head.  I supposed I could have said you were my brother, but she might have found that odd as well."