[ it had been a joke. she had honestly meant it as a joke. but then one of her cases turns up a lead that requires her to bring a plus one to a soiree and she knows things just got a lot more interesting. not necessarily the good kind of interesting, but interesting.

well, likely also the good kind, since she's invited jim to go with her. better to have back-up she can trust with this.

so, after gifting him an outfit that will work for this soiree, and teaching him as much about how to pass for tevinter as possible, she takes him up to the soiree in question. dressed in her own tevinter finery, she arrives on jim's arm, ready to look the part of an altus with her companion. her nerves are on high alert as they descend into the crowd. time to see if they can find this clue.

having given jim a briefing on what they're looking for — a relic that seems to have changed hands multiple times and might be related to a recent murder — she knows they are as prepared as they can be. ]

We're looking for anything that could possibly lead us to our relic. Time to mingle and listen. Ready for it? Just remember what I taught you.