After a little over an hour, the group split up each going their own way. The Hawkes to the guest rooms and Varric to the main hall. Vanna stayed seated on the battlement's edge with her spirit friend beside her. She noticed his gaze was aimed at the healers' tents, moving slightly closer she placed a hand on his making him jump slightly.

"You can feel their pain even from here?" She asked once he turned to look at her.

"It is less sharp; he seems to be looking for something, someone." Cole said his gaze returning to the tents below as Tristian walks out.

"He seems to be looking for you. If you don't wish to talk to him though you don't have to." Vanna says as the man below looks up at them she waves a forced grin on her face.

"Confusion, pain, betrayal. 'that mage is she brainwashing him?'" Cole utters in a rushed whisper before looking down, his hat hiding most of his face.

"He thinks I am brainwashing you huh?" The first laughs before continuing.

"Like I even know how to do that. Shall we go talk to him?" Vanna slowly stands to balance on the edge of the battlements, hearing gaps and worried voices below she laughed lightly before stepping down off the edge onto the walkway.

Moving a stray strand of her blond hair from her face she turned to leave heading towards the door leading into the tavern, however, she froze when she felt a light tug on the bottom of her shirt. Glancing over her shoulder to see it was Cole she frowned slightly, his face was still hidden under his hat, however, she got the feeling that he did not wish to confront his 'brother'.

"Ok, as you wish my friend. We can let it go until another time, I mean we do have more important things to do after all." The first said with a huff.

"Thank you." The spirit responded before releasing his hold on her shirt and seemly vanished. Vanna laughed to herself as she worked her way towards the war room, the air around the spirit seemed to change when she called him a friend.

'Maybe he is becoming more human...' She thought before shaking her head.

Vanna entered Skyhold's main hall as she pushed the thought away from her mind trying to focus on the tasks at hand. Movement caught her eyes, however, making her look to her right as she passed by the circle shaped room Solas had claimed. She laughed this time for real seeing the elven man working at painting the walls, though it looked like he was wearing most of it.

"Having some trouble Era'harel? Or are you trying to cover your flaws?" The first asks stopping briefly in the doorway; upon seeing him glare at her before turning back to his work she giggled before moving on once more.

Upon entering the war room Vanna sits on the edge of the table waiting for the others to show up. Before long Leliana and Josephine enter the room chatting idly as Josie scribbles away on her clipboard. Before long Cullen enters as well a look of shock appearing then vanishing from his face as quickly as it had shown up. Now that they all were present the first jumped to her feet and strode to the other side of the table bending to look over the map taking note of the markers that remained.

"Stroud, I have heard that name before. He was in Kirkwall when the Qunari tried to take over the city, he seemed a good man the little the Champion reported to us." Cullen said as he then pointed to a spot on the map labeled 'Crestwood'.

"Lady Hawke told us that Stroud last was heard from there, my scouts have already headed there themselves. If you wish Inquisitor, they could handle this themselves and allow you to handle the Winter Palace yourself." The spymaster says studying Vanna's face as she spoke for any hint of her thoughts.

"That might not be wise to do. Not that I doubt their skills, but with the rifts to the fade opening up, randomly there is a chance there could be demons around there. I do not wish to lose more men if not needed. I shall go with a small group. Is there anywhere else that could use our aid?" The first asked her eyes moving to scan the map once more.

"There are reports that the townspeople of the Hinterlands could use more aid. They reported a lack of blankets, food, and healing goods." Josephine says glancing to her clipboard then to Vanna once more.

"Have the scouts handle that then. Helping the people is something we have to see done after all we are not tyrants." The first explained before lifting the weird eye marked piece up and placing it over Crestwood.

Without another word the blonde elf turned on her heel and exited the room, her eyes flicking around the hall as if looking for someone. Seeing Vivi she smiled and sent up a single bolt of lightning getting the enchanters attention long with everyone in the room. As if understanding Vivi started to descend the many staircases that led up to her area, once at Vanna's side the two walked outside. With a smirk the first looked to the small Tavern where Cole was leading Iron Bull out, allowing the Qunari warrior to lean slightly on his shoulder. Seeing the First with Vivi both armed with their gear, Bull seemed to snap out of his half drunken state quickly grabbing his weapon before meeting them at the gate.