Deleted Dialogue
The Singing Blade
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Harding: I wasn’t expecting to be back here so soon.
Neve: I wasn’t expecting to be back here at all.
Harding: It’ll be okay. Just gotta keep my mind on the dagger.
Neve: That’s right. Keep your mind on the job and there’s no room for anything else.
Harding: Has that worked for you lately?
Neve: (Laughs) Can’t say it has.
Harding: Oh. I didn’t realize we left it in ruins.
Neve: We had other things to worry about.
Harding: Did Solas tell you anything else about the dagger?
Rook: Not much. He said it was his back in ancient times. Then he lost it.
Rook: Looks like broken glass.
Neve: Elven artifacts. Probably shattered during Solas’s ritual.
Harding: Oh, yeah. Fade Globes. Solas had Inquisition scouts look out for them.
Rook: How well did you know him?
Harding: I trusted him, because we all did. But I never knew him, I suppose. He was always distant. Like his head was in the Fade. Now I wonder if he ever saw me. Or cared, even a little.
Rook: I think I see something. That glow…
Rook: We’re going to need to get through this.
Neve: Leave it to me.
Rook: Two blighted gods escaped. Of course blighted creatures would follow.
Harding: They must’ve showed up after the elven gods escaped.
Neve: You think the gods escaping brought darkspawn to the surface.
Rook: They rarely come up from underground unless there’s a Blight, or something else calls to them.
Neve: Like blighted gods. Aren’t darkspawn usually underground?
Harding: Yeah, they’re not supposed to come to the surface unless there’s a Blight.
Rook: We’re not in a Blight.
Neve: Maybe they don’t know that. Or maybe some blighted gods grabbed their attention.
Harding: Well, they’ll swarm us if given a chance, so let’s be careful.
Harding: Look here! These tracks lead farther into the ruins.
Rook: Ghoul tracks.
Harding: I can’t tell for sure, but I think these were made by a ghoul. Let’s follow. There’s a chance it has the dagger.
Harding: More darkspawn incoming!
Harding: (Gasps) What was that thing? I’ve never seen a darkspawn like that before.
Rook: It’s definitely bigger than other darkspawn. And spikier. I don’t know, but I don’t like it.
Harding: The tracks head down that slope.
Rook: That… that’s a little steep.
Harding: That’s blight, and it’s blocking the path.
Rook: The tracks lead right to this wall. They must’ve gone through here.
Neve: Let’s get that gate open. We’ll pick up the trail on the other side.
Rook: Here! The tracks go this way!
Harding: Look! Another one of those magical beams!
Harding: There are two of these devices this time. I bet we’ll need to direct beams at both of them.
Harding: This isn’t doing anything! I can’t seem to get through!
Rook: Try hitting the boil!
Rook: Tell me that’s not you!
Harding: I don’t know!
Neve: Is that magic? Are you using magic, Lace?
Harding: I’m not!
Rook: That… that thing. That wasn’t happening this morning.
Harding: Yeah, I know!
Harding: This feels… right.