After being spotted together increasingly, the Nightingale and the Arcane Advisor both seemed to agree to a mission together in the Hinterlands, the Nightingale pledging her scouts to this endeavour. Two small teams comprised of two rifters (Ruby Lucas, Kain Highwind), a Templar (Maria Hill), two Dalish elves (Merrill, Beleth Ashara), Scout Harding, an apostate mage (Clarke Griffin) and a mercenary with a shard in his hand (Malcolm) went to retrieve an elven relic lost in the Hinterlands.

It was discovered that relic had fallen not only into the hands of the Venatori but the Red Templars, and that they were working together, with some intelligence recovered from their camp in the aftermath.

A few of those involved knew the truth of what Morrigan brought back with her and that it was an eluvian but since returning it to Skyhold, it has been securely locked and warded within a room off the gardens.