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[onlyhymns]

[For personal threads, memos, things left in his quarters for him to stumble on, confessions of love, injunctions, jars of bees, and so forth.]

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[keeperofmagi]

"No." Her voice was firm in this, and her eyes sharp.

"No, Cade. You will not leave, and you will not run. You will face your crime. If you are truly repentant, I am sure the Commander will take that into account. Do not deepen your guilt by running."

[onlyhymns]

She was right, of course. He looked at her for a moment more, long enough to nod, then away again, removing one gauntlet to duck his head into his now-bare hand. He couldn't stand being stared at, let alone with such disgust, so he turned away enough to hide his face completely.

[keeperofmagi]

She watched him for a long moment, and then sighed. She needed to go back - needed to check on Beleth, and with Alistair, but she was not about to leave Cade alone. So it could wait, until they were back at Skyhold.

"You'll camp with me," she continued finally. "We will fetch your things from your tent, and we will make for Skyhold." Not without notice, of course - a word to the camp organizer, and a letter sent ahead to Cullen should do the trick.

[onlyhymns]

Cade nodded, his back still turned. From here on it would be the anticipation that killed him, the knowledge of his impending and inescapable doom. And he would have to wait the better part of a week to receive it.
Needless to say, he wasn't going to be sleeping much.