When there are only humans, Sina, we are just as capable of doing what humans do to others here to ourselves. [It's an old hurt and Araceli sounds as young as she is when she says it because her beliefs are more like the Dalish here, but parts of her life are closer to those of the city elves; people looking at her because she doesn't belong, why are you here in this place, know your place girl and stay in it. Once it gets under your skin, it doesn't go away.

People believe a lot of things about elven women too that stings in a way that aches. Everyone thinks a Castilean women is promiscuous if she chooses to live her life how she chooses.]

People who are angry, or resentful, or frightened don't think. Or if they do, they don't think well. They have a lot of that to go about here after everything that has happened and no matter what the intention was behind it that we might have enough to share, this is a new thing that they don't understand. A thing some will say has been thrust upon them like the Inquisition after what happened here that must be a fresh wound to them. I am not asking you to take on the burden of representing all elves or even all Dalish but how many of them will see Sina Dahlasanor that I have called friend who loves nature and offers a gift? [Is this a last ditch attempt? Is she going to come off as just a shem talking dows? She tries, softens her voice, sounding incredibly tired and not like the person in the water a few days ago, smiling and at peace.] When they look at me, I know they see rifter first when I am not that, the same as there were always people at home who saw nothing more than a pirate's get, a whore's get.

I am saying this because I love you and I-- and I want all this to work so people can see past their petty terrible prejudices.

[But sprouting a magical forest overnight in a city isn't the way to go about it.]