Thread: The Left  Hand and Right Hand of the Divine (Javorcek X Clearsight)

Leliana wasn't exactly easy to read, but part of that stemmed from Cassandra's expectation for there to be more to the woman than met the eye. She wanted to believe that The Left Hand was someone more suited and prepared for the task at hand. Her exhaustion was impossible to miss however, and her shallow question was due to the fact that she could only be certain of that which could be taken completely at face value. Unfortunately Cassandra had never been skilled at the cunning side of interrogation. When she interrogated someone she got answers through perseverance and if need be force. So being subtle for her skirt the line of asking irrelevant questions. She wouldn't back down, if nothing else some conversation between them would please the Revered Mother, who undoubtedly wanted them to get to know one another. Luckily for her Leliana decided to answer the question and reveal a bit about herself, not guarding everything even if she didn't say more than she needed to. It did come as a surprise that Leliana had been sedentary for so long. It explained her being tired, and while it didn't comfort the soldier much, it at least made her curious to see how long it would take Leliana to get back to a state where she could best serve as The Left Hand. Still, one additional piece of information Cassandra gleamed was that she missed an adventurous life. She couldn't be sure, but someone who knew the exact amount of time since her last trip away from the chantry must have missed it. It helped inspire some confidence with the warrior that the redhead wanted to strike out, even if she wasn't prepared. That counted for something. Sometimes spirit and desire could outdo training, for soldiers at least. To a certain point at least, she still would like to see the capabilities of the woman. Her thoughts were smashed as Leliana's voice and words changed from normal conversation to something more suggestive. Cassandra looked over, her face betraying how baffled she was and embarrassment obvious. Strapping soldier? Her? C-Carry? She looked almost stunned, and instead of taking the wink as a hint of jest her mind twisted it right back to flirtation. She took the wink to be a further seduction attempt. Leliana's question snapped her back but she was flustered, and as tough as she was Cassandra had a low tolerance for honeyed words. N-No, I have no questions for you! She wasn't yelling but she rushed through the sentence, forgetting the word more as if she had forgotten she initiated the conversation. I will go see how long we plan on stopping. She hurriedly spoke as she rose and darted off, a touch of embarrassment rising to her cheeks before she had her chance to make an escape. That was not what she had expected from Leliana, and the unexpected nature of what happened had her more flustered than she normally would be. She was never strong towards flirtation, and it wasn't common, but on average she could remain calm and simply move past it dryly. Stuttering and running off was a weak response. By the time Cassandra calmed down a few minutes had passed, and their break was soon to be coming to an end without her asking. Everyone had a drink, people and horses, and weary limbs had a short rest. They could have stayed longer but it would only make people more tired. Muscles would cool and it would become more difficult. Thus they had to keep moving, and if they stopped it would be for the night, where muscles cooling down was not important and followed by sleep. --- When the trek started once more Cassandra stuck to the opposite side as Leliana, averting her eyes whenever she noticed the woman and did her best to forget what had happened between them. Most of the embarrassment had past, and she wouldn't be holding on to it forever, but with Leliana being The Left Hand it made it a tad more difficult to quickly drop it like she would for another, because the woman was going to be a constant, and for better or for worse was an equal. Not to mention the rather flawless manner in which Leliana had pulled off the unexpected come on wouldn't leave her mind, from the tone of voice to the words themselves, it was all troublesome.