Two weeks passed since they began their journey back to Thedas as they could see the coast of Ferelden in the horizon when Eleanor says, "My father would have liked to be on this ship."
"I heard that he liked sailing a lot from Arthur," says Vincent as Eleanor nods.
"Yes, he is known as a raider since no Orlesian Ship was safe from him," says Eleanor proud of her father.
"I will be leaving you since we will be most likely be intercepted like last time," says Vincent as he believed that the new King of Ferelden would send a ship because of what happened a year ago.
Vincent walks towards the captain of the ship who was Kaaras with his Quartermaster being Isabela and says, "Keep an eye out for the ship they will most likely send. You know what to do once they arrive."
"Yes, my lord," says Kaaras as he looks at Isabela and says, "Quartermaster take the rudder. I will await the ship the Ambassador is waiting for."
"Aye, captain," says Isabela as she didn't really like her new job but it was better than staying on land for the rest of her life.
Also, the crew treated her like every other person except for an old Nord named Tyr that treated her like his own daughter since he never married in his whole life.
Tyr was standing beside Vincent at the moment as he says, "I sometimes miss home from all the sailing."
"You should have been on your deathbed long ago so keep going sailing around the world making your body busy. Even your brother died long ago," says Vincent to Tyr who was Tyr Highwind one of his children that is still alive because the Divines want him to it seemed.
"You know very well why I left home. It was because everyone wanted me on the throne and not Torygg. I became Admiral for the Legion before my nephew took over now I'm just a sailor father," says Tyr as Vincent sighs.
"You should still have taken a woman as your child and give me some grandchildren even if you promised your brother not to do so," says Vincent as Tyr laughed at that.
"I have children even if they don't share my blood like my older sisters and brother. It was you that taught me that blood isn't that important as long as you love them," says Tyr as he had only two children.
One was a Dragoon that was reaching the hundred years while the other was Isabela even if it wasn't official yet. Vincent smiled at him looking at the sea as he says, "I was quite surprised the day Thor appeared in front of me to become a Dragoon because I was never informed that I had him as a grandson."
"I heard you wanted to kill your own grandson when he appeared in front of you and said he was a Highwind. He was so nervous that he dropped his emblem to the ground," says Tyr as he could see a ship approach them.
"He was lucky that I saw your emblem on him or I would have lost a grandson with talent," says Vincent as not everyone can become a Dragoon, and the most attending the training are thrown out before passing the first hurdle.
The ship was almost there when Tyr asks, "Are we going to war against Ferelden in the near future?"
"Not yet but you will still witness it if you survive three more years," says Vincent as Tyr was old but not weak.
He could still fight like a young man if needed as he smiles while saying, "I hope so or the boredom might kill me."
The ship docked with the Black Emperor as the person who they sent was an old man with a long beard and hair that was already gray. He didn't seem to be a warrior if compared to Tyr who was in his 170-80.
Bryce and Eleanor recognize the man quite fast as well as Lady Landra. They walked towards him and Bryce says, "Eamon, I wouldn't have awaited you here."
"I could say the same," says Eamon as he saw the people when Anora come out holding her child.
"Is that-," says Eamon not completing his sentence.
"It's Anora and Maric. Maric is Cailan's son. He is the legitim King of Ferelden going by blood," says Bryce as Eamon was now sweating.
He put Alistair on the throne thinking that Loghain and Howe in their madness killed Anora and Maric so no one could get into their way of ruling Ferelden.
Alistair wasn't his flesh and blood not like Maric that had the blood of a Guerrin in him since he was Cailan's son. And this put him in a complicated position since he couldn't put the new King down after he saved Ferelden from the Blight after all.
Vincent was seeing Eamon sweating and being completely beside him when he says, "I should talk to the messenger alone. After all, you can all talk to him after we are done discussing how we will proceed."
"You are right Vincent," says Eleanor as she knew that the Empire and Ferelden had a little of bad blood between them because of what happened in Denerim two year ago.
She drags everyone away as Vincent says, "Follow me, please."
Vincent guides Eamon into his office as he sits down behind his desk and offers Eamon the seat across him.
Eamon sits down and Vincent asks, "Have some Gryphon survive the Blight?"
"No they all died in the fight against the Archdemon," says Eamon as Vincent sighs.
He was hoping to imprint the Gryphon belonging to Cailan onto Maric but this was destroyed. Now he needed to get another one for Maric since that way they could show their goodwill.
"Why do you have so many Fereldians on your ship?" asks Eamon confused about how they were on the ship.
"They searched for a refugium and we gave them one since we signed the treaty of peace. We told Anora as well as Cailan before that we wouldn't go to war with them since they didn't stop us from doing justice that day," says Vincent as Eamon was quite relieved from hearing that when Vincent notices Magic around Eamon.
"Are you a Mage?" asks Vincent curious since Mages would normally be in a Circle and not in politics.
"I'm not a mage but my son is. Anyway why did you return to Ferelden?" asks Eamon back after answering Vincent's question.
"We came here because we wanted to bring some people back to their home while letting my two children say goodbye to their parents before returning with me," says Vincent as Eamon looked confused.
"Who do you mean?" asks Eamon as Vincent smiled.
"The son of Fergus Cousland and daughter of Aedan Cousland. Both became my children when they stayed in Tamriel. They will return once they are done with their training," says Vincent as Eamon was quite surprised that Bryce would allow two of his grandchildren to become someones else children.
"Anyway if I were you I would think about which way you are going to go. We signed the treaty with Cailan and since Cailan is dead and Maric is still alive the treaty falls into his hands," says Vincent as Eamon could already think what Vincent was going to say.
"So you say if Maric isn't the future King the treaty would become invalid," says Eamon as Vincent nods.
"That's right since he isn't royalty any longer and that means we will search for another partner maybe Orlais," says Vincent as Eamon was scared.
Last time it was only a small troop that made Cailan stop but if they go to Orlais they would be screwed since they lost too many men to the Blight.
"And what are you thinking about?" asks Eamon as Vincent must have had a plan from the beginning or he wouldn't have talked like that.
"How about Anora and your King marry. This would make Maric the next-in-line again making the treaty valid again," says Vincent as Eamon was surprised by what Vincent said.
It's true that it would work but for that to work, Alistair must be willing to let go of his concubine that supported him the whole time.
"That might be difficult," says Eamon as Vincent smiles at him making Eamon sweat again.
"It's not my problem to begin with but yours. You shouldn't have put someone on the throne without knowing if the heir was still alive," says Vincent as he knew that Alistair was with a redhead and hated being King.
"You could just frame her since she is from Orlais. It's up to you," says Vincent surprising Eamon about how he knew that Leliana was from Orlais.
"How did you?" asks Eamon again not finishing his sentence when Vincent smiles.
"You think we wouldn't send some people to make sure the Blight is finished before it started," says Vincent as now Eamon was scared of the might the Empire had since even the group of the heroes that saved Ferelden was infiltrated by them.
"I will see what I can do for both our future," says Eamon as he stands up wanting to leave the room.
"I hope so as well. I don't want my children to think the Empire is the bad guy here," says Vincent as he was playing innocently in all this.
Eamon leaves and Vlad appears and Vincent asks, "How is everything in the castle that I found in the mountains?"
"We are using and repaired it completely without anyone noticing," says Vlad as he brought back some reports that Naosane approved.
"Anything else?" asks Vincent as he took the reports.
"We found out that it was Meridia that has some fun with the people of Thedas in a body she possessed out of fun," says Vlad making Vincent laugh out hard after hearing that before returning to the reports.