Ambient Dialogue
Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts Ambient
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Arguing Couple
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Man 1: I cannot believe you danced four times with Cyril de Montfort! Man 2: I cannot believe you did not dance at all! You spent the entire evening drinking port and glowering like a Fereldan turnip! Man 1: We should have stayed at home. This was such a mistake.
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Man 1: Did I see you talking to Duke Cyril de Monfort? Man 2: I was merely being polite. Unlike some people. Man 1: Don’t give me that! I’ve seen the way he looks at you!
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Man 1: I told you we should have worn the silver brocades. Maker’s breath! We look like every other fool here! Man 2: Would you calm down? You look magnificent.
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Man 1: I am not talking to you until we get home. Man 2: Fine by me.
Cullen’s Admirers
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Noble 3: Do you enjoy music, Commander?
Cullen: Everyone enjoys music, madam.
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Noble 4: Commander, has anyone told you that you have the most remarkable eyes?
Cullen: Several times this evening, in fact.
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Noble 1: I would love to hear about your time in Kirkwall, Commander.
Cullen: Another time, perhaps.
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Noble 2: You have such beautiful hair, Commander.
Cullen: Thank you.
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Noble 4: Smile, Commander! You’re so handsome when you smile!
Noble 1: He’s just as handsome when he doesn’t.
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Noble 1: You must dance with me, Commander! You can’t stand about all evening.
Cullen: I’m afraid not, thank you.
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Cullen: Did you just… grab my bottom?
Noble 3: I couldn’t help myself!
Noble 2: I’m a weak man.
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Noble 3: Can I get you a drink, Commander Cullen?
Cullen: No, thank you.
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Noble 2: Are you married, Commander?
Cullen (romanced): Not yet, but I am… already taken.
Cullen: I’m… married to my work.
Noble 2: Still single, then…
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Cullen: Please excuse me.
Elven Embassy
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Elf 2: How many are inside the palace now? Elf 1: Not enough to worry about yet. We’re keeping an eye on them.
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Elf 1: What’s the situation? Elf 3: There was an incident. We’re cleaning it up.
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Elf 3: I’ve got a report for Briala. Elf 2: Good, she’s been waiting.
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Elf 1: Keep an eye on the duke. He’s preparing for something major. Elf 2: Understood.
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Elf 1: We just got word. Another Dalish clan’s been attacked on the border of the Arbor Wilds. Elf 2: I’ll inform Briala.
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Elf 2: Still no word from the Royal Wing? Elf 3: Not a whisper.
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Elf 1: Any word from our contacts in the Royal Wing? Elf 3: No one’s reported in.
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Elf 2: We have confirmation. Give the signal. Elf 3: At once.
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Elf 3: We don’t have a reliable report on Haven yet. Elf 1: Give our agents more time.
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Elf 2: The last two people were sent to the servants’ quarters have failed to report. Elf 3: There’s been a lot of activity from the duke’s people over there. I’ll send another agent.
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Elf 1: Our contact with the Dalish barely made it out in time. Elf 2: Did he say what they were after? Elf 1: Something about a well? He was almost incoherent after the attack.
Fifi and Babette
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Fifi: Who was the inquisition officer over there? Babette: You’ll never get to talk to him. He wouldn’t even dance with the Comtesse d’Argent.
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Fifi: I’m so glad Maman did not want to attend! She always ruins everything. Babette: Not as much as you do
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Fifi: Ugh! There’s the dowager. Don’t make eye contact! Babette: She wouldn’t want to speak with a nobody like you anyway. Cow.
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Babette: Is that the Inquisitor? Fifi (male PC): He’s not very good looking, is he? Poor man. Fifi (female PC): Do you think she’s pretty?
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Fifi: Where are Alban and Colette? Babette: Who cares? Is that Marquise Etienne? He’s fiendishly handsome.
Herald Introductions
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Herald: Revered Mother Lucille of the Chantry of Arlesans, third cousin of Duke Gratien of Arlesans.
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Herald: Lady Solange Levesque, Marquise of Montvert, ambassador to the Court of Nevarra. Herald: Accompanying the ambassador, her daughter, Lay Madeline, renowned poet and author.
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Herald: Lord Severin Doucy, baron of Jader. Accompanying the baron… Herald: Lady Arlette and their son, Lord Edmond, student of the composer Emeline of Montsimmard.
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Herald: Lord Marcellin, Comte de Travert, and his wife Lady Elodie, patroness of the artist Chantal of Val Royeaux… Herald: And Ser Bastion Voclain, Chevalier of the Empire and paramour of the comte.
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Herald: Ser Honorine Chastain, Chevalier of the Empire… Herald: Champion of the Grand Tourney of Tantervalle, bearer of the Veridium Signet of Bravery and the Golden Star of Orlais… Herald: And patroness of the great artisan Baldassare of Antiva City.
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Herald: Lady Fifi and Lady Babette de Launcet, daughters of the Comte de Launcet.
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Herald: Lady Yvonne Blancard, Duchess of Val Montaigne, Chevalier of the Empire, hero of the Battle of White River… Herald: Patroness of the painter Ambroise Poirier, and second cousin of Princess Elettra of the House of Albercini in Antiva. Herald: Accompanying the duchess: Anselmo, Undergardener of Val Montagine and paramour to the ducches.
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Herald: Prince Ezio Valisti of the House of Valistiin Antiva, and Third Talon of the Antivan Crows.
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Herald: Khalida Zuri Siavash, eldest daughter of the Gana of Dairsmuid and Rivaini ambassador to the Imperial Court.
Noble Chatter
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Noble 1: Why would the Empress invite that elf woman? Noble 3: The Game, of course. Celene has something up her sleeve.
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Low court approval (male PC): Noble 1 (Qunari PC): Gaspard must be out of his mind, inviting that ox-woman. Noble 1 (Dalish PC): Poor Gaspard, saddled with that knife-earned idiot woman. Noble 1 (dwarf PC): Why in the world did Gaspard invite that thuggish Carta woman? Noble 1 (human PC): Poor Gaspard, allied with that oafish Marcher woman.
Noble 3: If he prays very hard, perhaps Andraste will send him a better ally.
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Low court approval (female PC): Noble 3 (Qunari PC): So, Gaspard brings a bull to the party? Fitting. Noble 3 (Dalish PC): Since when is Gaspard any friend of the Dalish? Noble 3 (dwarf PC): A little crass of Gaspard to bring his Carta smuggler to a ball. Noble 3 (human PC): What was Gaspard thinking, inviting that fool?
Noble 1: Perhaps he thought the Inquisitor would make him look clever by comparison.
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High court approval: Noble 1: Duke Gaspard has made a fortunate alliance. Noble 3 (female PC): I wonder if the Lady Inquisitor agrees? Noble 3 (male PC): He is fortunate. I wonder if the Lord Inquisitor feels the same.
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Noble 1: It doesn’t look like negotiations are going well.
Noble 3: Did you see Gaspard dance? Noble 1: He and Celene aren’t getting anywhere. It’s obvious.
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Sided mages: Noble 1: Can you believe the Inquisition filled its ranks with apostates? Noble 3: You just know that will end badly.
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Sided templars: Noble 3: It’s true! The Templars have returned to the faith! Noble 1: We can hope this is a sign of things to come.
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After HLTA: Noble 1: What were they doing in the Western Approach? It’s a wasteland.
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Low court approval (caught jumping on furniture): Noble 1: So that was Andraste’s Herald? Noble 3 (female PC): The Maker certainly didn’t choose her for her wit. Noble 3 (male PC): He must have other endowments to make up for being such a dullard.
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High court approval: Noble 3: I didn’t expect the Inquisitor to be so delightful.
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Noble 3: Have you heard from your nephew? Noble 1: Not since his regiment joined the fighting.
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Noble 1: Is that [them]? Noble 3: The only one to survive the Temple of Sacred Ashes? Yes.
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Noble 3: Are all the De Launcets Here? Noble 1: Maker, I hope not!
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Noble 3: Does anyone have a report on the causalities in the Dales?
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Noble 1: It’s been too long since I’ve had any word from Val Royeaux.
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Noble 3: What is Lady Pentaghast wearing?
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Noble 1: We can only hope Celene prevails tonight. Gaspard will ruin us all.
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Noble 3: Lady Nightingale makes me nervous…
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Noble 1: Is it true the Inquisitor was handed out of the Fade by Andraste?
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Noble 3: Where has that servant gone? Elves. Always shirking their duties.
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Comments on the Royal Wing:
Gossiper 1: I heard Celene was having the entire wing redecorated, but the timing is atrocious. Gossiper 2: Why would she do such a thing now?
Gossiper 2: I had hoped to tour the Royal Wing gardens again. Gossiper 1: I have heard they are the finest in the empire. Such pity the wing is sealed.
Gossiper 1: How could the empress afford to renovate the palace with a war going on? Gossiper 2: I heard that it wasn’t renovations at all. The palace was damaged by Gaspard’s catapults. Gossiper 1: He fired on the Winter Palace? That’s monstrous!
Orzammar Embassy
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Merchant 1: How are the talks proceeding?
Ambassador: They remind me of the Assembly of Orzammar.
Merchant 3: They can’t be that bad! —
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Ambassador: The reports from the Minrathous Ambassadoria are particularly disturbing.
Merchant 3: Where are they getting it from? [red lyrium???]
Merchant 1: More importantly, who is selling it? The Carta?
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Merchant 2: You must admit, the work done in Cumberland is revolutionary.
Ambassador: I have yet to see the device, but the ambassador to Nevarra will talk of nothing else.
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Ambassador: Your investments seem to be paying off.
Merchant 3: War encourages armies to borrow coin. No one wants to lose their country because they were afraid of interest rates.
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Ambassador: How has the lyrium trade dropped off so sharply?
Merchant 2: With so much fighting, demand should be higher than ever.
Merchant 3: My contacts said there’s a new supplier, but we can’t track down who it might be.
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Merchant 2: Is there any progress on the Helmi expedition to Amgarrak?
Ambassador: House Dace remains steadfast in blocking all attempts to get into the thaig.
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Merchant 2: Is it true the Assembly is considering naming another Paragon? Three in a single generation…
Ambassador: Her name has been submitted, but it will take years before they come to a decision. A surface smith? Unlikely.
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Ambassador: Emissaries to Kal-Sharok have yet to return. I doubt we’ll find them alive.
Merchant 1 (Harrowmont is King): I thought Orzammar refused and official recognition of Kal-Sharok.
Ambassador: The king knows nothing of this. The Merchant Guild sent the emissaries.
Merchant 3: [King Bhelen] So Bhelen decided to reach out to them, after all?
Ambassador: Not directly. The emissaries came from the Merchant Guild, but the expedition was financed by the king.
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Merchant 1: Who does Orzammar favour in the negotiations tonight?
Ambassador (Harrowmont is King): His Majesty King Harrowmont has made considerable coin supplying the grand duke’s army with dwarven steel.
Ambassador: [King Bhelen] King Aeducan has put considerable coin behind the empress in hopes that trade in foodstuffs will resume quickly.
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Merchant 3: How long can Orzammar hold out with trade disrupted?
Ambassador (Harrowmont is King): Not long. The last dispatch said they were rioting in the Diamond Quarter over food shortages.
Ambassador: [King Bhelen] We have reserves of food supplies to last a few months. But the king wants trade resumed before panic starts.
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If Warden Brosca survived killing the Archdemon:
Merchant 2: Has there been any news of Paragon Brosca?
Merchant 1: Not a whisper. We could use the guidance of a Paragon about now.
Merchant 2: I heard the statue of Paragon Brosca has finally be unveiled to the public.
Ambassador (Harrowmont is King): Yes. King Harrowmont is quite proud of it. Not every king gets to add to the Hall of Heroes.
Ambassador: [King Bhelen] It stands in front of the palace. King Bhelen wants all of Orzammar to venerate his wife’s noble house.
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If Warden Aeducan survived killing the Archdemon:
Merchant 2: Has there been any news of Paragon Aeducan?
Ambassador (Harrowmont is King): No. King Harrowmont has been forced to declare the Paragon dead.
Ambassador (Bhelen is King): Not in months. The assembly insists on declaring the Paragon dead, but King Bhelen refuses to give up the search.
Merchant 2: Is the statue of Paragon Aeducan as grand as they say?
Ambassador (Harrowmont is King): It’s a little… small. Several deshyrs have accused King Harrowmont of cutting costs.
Ambassador (Bhelen is King): More grand, probably. King Bhelen spared no expense. It is a second Paragon in his own house, after all.
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If Warden sided with Branka:
Merchant 2: Any news of Paragon Branka?
Ambassador: Not since the king cut off her supply of casteless. Ghastly business.
Palace Entrance
Ambient dialogue heard through the exterior and vestibule of the Winter Palace.
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Noble 4: I wish there was more news coming from the Grand Cathedral.
Noble 1: Good news is becoming an increasingly rare commodity.
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Noble 3: Can Gaspard take the throne without the backing of the Council of Heralds?
Noble 2: He plants to take it by force. If the council won’t recognize him, he’ll march against them.
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Noble 2: Why are there so many elves here?
Noble 4: The empress invited them. Be polite.
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Noble 1: I can hardly believe Gaspard and Celene are in the same room.
Noble 3: Grand Duchess Florianne must have worked a miracle to get them here.
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Noble 2: I heard the Grand Duke invited the Inquisition here.
Noble 3: Gaspard never struck me as pious. He must think he gains a military advantage with the Inquisition.
Noble 4: If nothing else, the Inquisition backing Gaspard will make Celene nervous. You know how pious she is.
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Noble 1: What is Gaspard up to? It wouldn’t surprise me if he brought the Inquisitor here as a prank.
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Noble 1: How can they call this a vestibule? It’s a foyer!
Noble 4: Please, it’s barely half the size of the foyer in the Imperial Palace! It’s obviously just a vestibule.
Noble 3: I’d call it more of an antechamber, myself.
Noble 1: No one asked you.
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Noble 1: I heard Celene was having the entire wing redecorated, but the timing is atrocious. Noble 2: Why would she do such a thing now?
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Noble 2: I had hoped to tour the Royal Wing gardens again. Noble 1: I have heard they are the finest in the empire. Such a pity the wing is sealed.
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Noble 1: How could the empress afford to renovate the palace with a war going on? Noble 2: I heard it wasn’t renovations at all. The palace was damaged by Gaspard catapults. Noble 1: He fired on the Winter Palace? That’s monstrous!
Servants Chatter
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Servant 4: How do things look out there? Are the negotiations over yet? Servant 2: Both the empress and the grand duke look angry. This can’t be good.
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Servant 3: Where is that lazy elf? I sent him down to the cellar for more wine hours ago!
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Servant 1: Her Grace’s chamberlain has disappeared, as usual.
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Servant 2: Duke Gaspard wants another bottle of brandy. We’d better have two or three at the ready.
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Servant 2: it my imagination, or are there more Inquisition honor guards now than there were before? Servant 1: You’re seeing things.
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Servant 1: Was that really the Herald of Andraste? Servant 2 (male PC): I expected someone taller. Servant 2 (female PC): I thought she’d be glowing.
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Servant 4: I don’t think the talks are going well. Servant 3: The empress will get us through this. Don’t you worry.
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Servant 2: If the Inquisitor is here with Gaspard, does that mean Andraste wants him to be emperor?
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Servant 1: If it’s the will of the Maker that Gaspard take the throne, Celene should abdicate.
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High court approval: Servant 1: I didn’t expect the Inquisitor to be so well versed in the Game. Servant 4 (male PC): He was sent by Andraste. Of course he’d play the Game. Servant 4 (female PC): She speaks for the Maker, and He knows all. Of course she knows the game.
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Low court approval: Servant 1: Andraste’s Herald doesn’t seem very competent. Servant 4: That doesn’t bode well for the Chantry, does it?
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Neutral court approval: Servant 1: I don’t think the court knows what to make of this Inquisitor. Servant 4: Do we?
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Servant 2: The duchess has asked us to serve more of the ice wine. Servant 1: She’s going to empty the cellar!
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Servant 2: Has anyone seen Lucien? He was supposed to help the servers in the ballroom almost an hour ago.
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Servant 1: Does anyone really think the war will end tonight? Servant 2: The empress does.
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Servant 2: I don’t like that grand duke. Nobody should own as many hunting dogs as he does. Servant 4: Maker! If I have to clean up another puddle…
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Servant 3: Get these pastries out to the diplomats! Servant 2: The duchess has asked for too many! I can’t carry them all!
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Servant 4: I heard the Inquisition was here. Servant 1: You’re too gullible.
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Servant 1: Quickly! We can’t leave the De Launcets this long without drinks!
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Servant 2: Maker, that wine stain is never coming out…
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Servant 4: The band is still waiting for their refreshments.
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Servant 3: Be careful with that tray!
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Servant 1: The Dowager is upset about the soup…
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Servant 2: We need more servers in the ballroom! Where is everybody?
Varric’s Fanclub
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Duke Cyril:
- Lord Varric, you must give me your opinion on the books of Lady Chastain.
- You must write a new serial when this is over! Featuring Donnen running his tavern on the coast!
- Lord Varric, when shall we expect the next volume of Hard in Hightown?
- Do you have another volume about Hawke in the works?
- Pardon us, Lord Varric.
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Comtess Montbelliard:
- I so look forward to your next serial! How many volumes do you think it will be?
- Lord Varric, I brought a few things for you to sign! Now, where has that servant gone?
- You should write a book that takes place in Orlais, Lord Varric! It would be marvelous!
- You must tell me, Lord Varric, will Mira and Carter wind up together?
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Comte Lothaire:
- Master Tethras, I found some factual inconsistencies in your last book, and I’ve prepared some notes on the subject…
- How will you address the continuity errors in Hard in Hightown? Will you retract the entire print run?
- Why does your book about the Champion say so little about Prince Sebastian Vael?
- Master Tethras, your last volume of Swords and Shields raised more questions than it answered!