<div class="floatleft">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/44f4197ba605fabb8f4c9e48fed2745e/tumblr_mvzmjvJitJ1rnvzt5o1_250.png)</div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Kain Valerian<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Skyhold Great Hall<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Juliette, Tevinter Messenger, Guards<br/><hr/><br/>His own sigh was much more subtle and restrained than Juliette's when she introduced Alexander Deviniti, a name he quickly committed to memory. He didn't know where in the Tevinter class system the man resided, but he was here and seemed to boast some type of power so he was sufficiently high up he decided. It was painfully obvious that Madame Augusto had no affection for Deviniti from how she spoke and her tone of voice. And while he thought she should act more like a diplomat, her hunches about people were startlingly accurate so he'd come to trust her judgement even if he thought she could go about it a bit more tactfully. Like most of the rest of Thedas, dealing with Tevinter was a slippery slope. They had much to offer in the way of resources and trade, as well as considerable power.<br/><br/>But they'd done so much wrong that dealing with them  in the first place wasn't anyone's fondest wish. Even the good ones like Dorian Pavus who'd joined the Inquisition shortly after it was reformed had a hard time because<em>Tevinter</em>carried so much bad it often completely overshadowed the good. But he was the Inquisitor and if this man and who he represented could help the Inquisition, he owed it to not only his own people, but the whole of Thedas to at least hear him out.  "Juliette, please. I'm sure you two have antagonized each other quite enough for one meeting. Let's try to make this meeting informative at least if not positive." Alexander asked him then how he could have such a person as Juliette handling such important matters like receiving and dealing with foreign dignitaries.<br/><br/>"While Juliette can be rather...<em>fiery</em>at times, to call her unprofessional would imply that she is not good at her job, which is the furthest thing from the truth." His head was still pounding, and the words bouncing off the walls as well as the roaring fires and cooked food were all assaults on his senses. Good thing he was used to hangovers at this point. He'd defended Juliette, and before she could speak up one of the gate guards came into the hall to inform him that Arisehan had made his way to Skyhold. He remembered the mission several weeks ago that brought the two together.<br/><br/>An Earthquake in Ferelden had been so intense that it shook open a passage down into Darkspawn infested areas of the Deep Roads. People were panicking about another Blight, but anyone would when those monsters started to appear on the surface. All of his forces had been otherwise preoccupied so he hired a band of mercenaries to help him stem the tide and  to stop the Darkspawn for good. A Grey Warden named Midas was leading the Merc's, and doing a damn good job until he died taking down one of the biggest Ogres Kain had ever seen.<br/><br/>His death caused a panic though and soon only he and a battered Qunari with even worse looking armor were left to bottleneck the Darkspawn. With his magic and the Qunari's might, they held the bridge until the explosives were ready and escaped right before the massive explosion sealed that tunnel off for good. All in all, the mission had been a success and he'd had a good fight. And since only one of the two mercenaries who had seemed to be worth a damn that day had survived, Kain gave him the full companies pay; he'd even offered him a job after seeing his skills and ferocity in combat. The memories flashed in his mind as clear as day for a few moments before he turned his golden gaze on the Juliette.<br/><br/>She suggested letting him in, while jabbing at Alexander in the process. He didn't get the chance to cut her off, and the man finally told her he'd simply return with the Magister next time. "I look forward to speaking with him. And safe travels," he said simply, knowing he'd be seen away from Skyhold with no problems. As he left, Juliette laughed and he buried his face in his hand. "Juliette, we've talked about this. You can't insult every Tevinter that walks through those walls. Even though that was pretty funny."<br/><br/>Sighing, he waited a few moments for a sudden throbbing to subside from his forehead before nodding at her. "I remember Arisehan. Damn good in a fight." He turned back toward the guard and waved him away. "Let him through. He's here on my offer, so he is an honored guest." Scrounging up a smile against the pounding in his head, he found a tankard and poured some water into it. After taking a drink he looked at his diplomat. "Somehow you always end up getting what you want, don't you?"