"Where do you come from?"

"I'm from a lost world, sadly. Not at all like this one."

"What makes it lost?"

"The main fabric of space-time was destroyed, though at least one attached sub-dimension survived."

"I... see." She turns to the Keres. "And you?"

"I come from yet another world, different to both. Once visited by entities of nearly immeasurable power. I was in the process of gathering this power to myself when I was removed and found myself here."

"Hm. Well then, strangers. My name is Eliana Fabil, member of the Minrathous Circle and magister of the Tevinter Imperium." She bows in an elaborately courtly fashion. "Welcome to Kirkwall."

She bows back, in a manner suitable to the courts of her own world.

"Thank you. I am Uchiha Hisame - Hisame being my given name, Uchiha my clan."

"And we," she says, ghosts shimmering into visibility around her, "are the Keres." She declines to bow.

"Now that we all know each other, perhaps we can move along? The Guard's patrols are infrequent, but still extant. They will not be pleased with this scene."

She laughs. "I imagine not. Still, let us be off. You have somewhere in mind for a destination?"

"I am in possession of a house here in the city where we may speak in comfort, if that is acceptable to you."

"I'm alright with that."

"Very well."

She leads the two of them back to her house, which is amusingly on the same street as the one they appropriated for themselves. Two elves meet them at the door, and Eliana directs them to fetch food and wine for her guests as she shows the way to the sitting room.

She's not going to tell Eliana where they're living just yet, but she notes the mild hilarity.

Hisame finds an appropriately plush seat to sprawl in.

"What did you need someone living for, by the way?" she asks, idly.

The Keres takes a seat next to Hisame.

Eliana sits herself opposite them.

"For my research. I am a blood mage."

"Fun! I'm afraid I don't know as much about that as I could, but it sounds fascinating."

"It is the practice of using the life energy inherent in blood to fuel or augment spellcasting, rather than drawing solely from the Fade, as is traditional. It can be more powerful, but trades off against having a more sharply limited reservoir, depending on how willing one is to take blood by force. It is also the gateway to more subtle effects, like mental suggestion and domination."

Hopefully she can negate any 'more subtle' effects - she can in her native system, but.

"How fascinating."

"Blood magic is officially forbidden everywhere. Andraste did speak against the practice, after all. But it is still widely, if quietly, practiced in the Tevinter Imperium, and is not unheard of in here in the south. This city in particular is a hotbed of maleficarum, which is one of the reasons I am here."

"Perhaps we'll be able to find some, then."

"Besides me, you mean? I wouldn't necessarily advise it. The Veil is thin here, and those who come to blood magic in this place find it easier than it should be to summon demons. This has unfortunate consequences for their mental stability, continued survival, and the safety of those around them."

"Maybe I can do a public service or two. Or give a few little nudges here and there..."