_{[ Kirk listened quietly as he adjusted to the rolling walk of the horse. From the sounds of it, the Fade could very well be a sort of rip in space-time. They were rare and dangerous, but the Enterprise has only just left on its mission. He didn't think there was one reported within so close a range of several major systems. And it didn't explain the gem in his hand. ]}

Chaotic how? As in a lot of wars going on, or does it have something to do with the Fade I'm supposed to have come through?

_{[ He needed as much information as he could get now, so he would not be quite so flat footed when they made it to this Skyhold, where he suspected he would be bargaining for quite a few things. Something called the Inquisition didn't exactly inspire images of mercy and helpfulness, though he had to remind himself that that was personal Earth history biased. And that whatever was translating for him could just be substituting the closest word he would understand. ]}