Ghosts? Blood magic? Literal writing on walls? Who cares? DOG WITH XYLOPHONE.

[questionablewit]

You're given my mabari a xylophone? And I thought Varric teaching him Wicked Grace was ridiculous.

No, no, nevermind me. I'll just be over here recovering from that blood magic ritual and trying to figure out what in Andraste's arse is going on in this crazy place. You go on with the xylophone thing; clearly, that's a bigger priority. Now that I'm not Champion anymore we have to make a living somehow, so if Teo can learn to support us as a musician, that'll be a huge help.

You might want to give him a proper mallet and take that conductor's baton away, though. Just a suggestion.

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[leekspins]

Ah ha ha ha! He's so cute! My mun said she's definitely going to let me visit him after she gets home from work!

[questionablewit]

Please don't encourage him. I have to live with the consequences.

[leekspins]

They can't be that bad. And you could always go into show business! Animals that try to play musical instruments don't have to be good at it!

[He could become the next Keyboard Cat.]

[questionablewit]

Would you like to bet on that? I don't think anyone's going to pay to listen to his attempts at making music. He can't even howl in key.

Though my mun thanks you for giving him a proper mallet.

[May the Maker spare us all from such a terrible fate!]

[leekspins]

I'd pay! But maybe that's just me.

[She really would, though. Dog is so cute!]

No need to thank me for that! Is there anything else I can help with?

[questionablewit]

I think it's just you.

[Hawke winces]

I could use some earplugs.

[alwaysfaithful]

Your dog can play an instrument?

And what is 'blood magic' if I may ask?

[questionablewit]

No, he most certainly can not. This doesn't seem to be stopping him from making the attempt, however.

Blood magic involves using blood--your own, or if you're extremely unethical someone else's--to fuel magical spells. The results don't tend to be pretty. [The wry note in her voice suggests this is an understatement]