It doesn't take until noon, it turns out. The raven goes straight to Leliana, letting out a soft, smug kaaaark.

She reads the small strip of linen, and nods. Cullen is suddenly very sure she's keeping her face neutral just to be awful, which means --

Josephine snatches it out of her hand; her face lights up. Then, and only then, does Cullen get to look.









A soft roar goes up from the courtyard.

Very shortly thereafter, a knock on the door.