Lavellan obtains some of her own spies. She has them send her information on Solas’s plans and monitor where he is placing agents, find new research materials for her regarding the veil, and above all else, repeatedly slip tea bags into Solas’s drinks.
“He really loves tea, just do it.”
She manages to start a nationwide rumor that his favorite thing is tea, so all of his new elf followers start bringing him tea out of no where to gain his favor and he doesn’t know why and cannot make it stop.
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The next day: all of the frilly cakes in Val Royeaux are bought, and the bakers are specifically bribed by Agents of Fen’Harel to not sell any to Lavellan.
Soon the two factions are in total warfare, armed with frilly cakes and tea.