<em>“If you care about your sister’s life, go to the Free Marches. The Crows of Thedas are hunting her there. You must stop them, if you want both you and your sister to live in peace.”</em><br/><br/>Inwe’s warning was repeated over in over in Aerandir’s head. He constantly questioned her intentions, her tone, her words… Every instinct in his body told him that this was all a trap, a ploy to get him into the Crow’s clutches. Everything just seemed so wrong and fake about Inwe’s warning. But for some reason, he could not ignore her words, for what if his sister was really in danger? Sure, she was able to take care of herself, but if she was living in the Free Marches than she had probably left her assassin life behind her. And besides, the Crows had formidable assassins of their own. Would she be able to fend them off by herself, especially if she had a family?<br/><br/>But why would Inwe turn her back against the Crows in the first place? If all of these things were true, why would one of the most acclaimed Crows betray her kin? It didn’t make any sense… But coming to Thedas was the only way he could find out. It was unlikely that the Crows would catch him anyway, since he was much too cautious and powerful for many of them to handle. This was also a good opportunity to take a closer look at the Crow’s base of operations, if he was able to find it. It was about time he ended this game once and for all. And of course, he could even find a few good paying jobs here if he got bored.<br/><br/>And what better place to start looking for some trouble than in the city of Starkhaven, where the strongest warriors around gather together to fight in the Grand Tourney, which was only held once a year? Aerandir was bound to find some clues about the Crows here. While he had no interest in entering the tourney, it would be a perfect opportunity to see what the warriors of Thedas had to offer. Even as Aerandir walked the crowded streets of Starkhaven, he could tell that Thedas did indeed have strong warriors, based on their posture and atmosphere. Some of them seemed especially strong, like the elf warrior he was a few paces behind and a quinari warrior he spotted just a moment ago. But for the most part, many of these warriors could be taken down pretty easily, save for the few exceptions. This was going to be an interesting tourney…<br/>