Chapter 24 - Confessions of the Forest ***** The Dalish were as friendly as I imagined they'd probably be. If you're wondering if I'm being sarcastic, I am. It was clear they distrusted humans, though I didn't feel any major hostility. Mostly, they were just suspicious, even when we announced that Alistair and Cerys were Wardens and we were looking to recr...
Chapter 28 - Journey to Denerim ***** The three of us were woken early by a servant, a polite rap on the door turning a little louder. I opened the door without covering up, ready to yell about being woken up, when I was gently reminded that we would be departing early, and therefore breakfast was being served. Slightly embarrassed, I thanked the servant,...
Chapter Twenty-One: Testing I ate lunch anxiously, trying to determine how to ask the mage what I wanted to know without totally giving myself away. Also, I wondered if I should invite Alistair to the meeting. Deciding that it would be useful to have an 'almost' templar to blame questions on, I motioned to Alistair to follow me after the meal. He gave me a...
Twenty-One: Nathaniel The whole thing had gotten completely out of hand. Nathaniel sighed and tried to object for what had to be the fiftieth time since this plan had been suggested. "It's simply too dangerous, Leliana. I won't allow you – or anyone else – to be hurt in my stead. This is my problem—" "And this is how you're going to solve it, yes? You're...
Thirty-One: Nathaniel He released her arms with a huff, unable to keep the serious frown on his face. Leliana had a gift -- one of many, he admitted -- for making him laugh, something no one had really been able to do in years. It felt good, even if it was entirely inappropriate in the middle of an intimate...interlude. It wasn't better that he was half-na...
Chapter Fifteen: Small Pleasures in Dark Times Once I scrubbed and washed, I dressed with my usual clothes underneath the dress, and opened the door to find the same servant standing outside. She looked surprised to see me, and I started to wonder if she had expected to be required to help me dress. She covered her surprise with an offer to do my hair, whi...
Chapter Four: Confessions The weeks passed by and we endured it, unable to track any sign of the Red Templars or Samson until we begrudgingly accepted that they were long gone and our efforts had been in vain. We all felt we had failed our missing agent, especially Leliana, and her deathly quietness made us wish the journey back home would go fast. The atmo...
I had to wash myself after our group sex session, feeling rather sweaty and sticky, considering everything I'd just done, chuckling to myself that I'd actually done it at all. Wandering through the village without clothing wasn't a problem. The villagers had long since disappeared, a nice way of saying they were all dead, and everyone else had headed to thei...
Six: Leliana Her assignment as a messenger shouldn't have been a surprise, but as she galloped through the rain between one army encampment and another, she cursed the luck that had made her one of the few fast riders the army had access to. The mages had been training – there were now a handful with the ability to shape-change into a bird – but that didn't...
Chapter 22 -- Mages and Dwarves ***** Leliana needed to cushion the saddle upon returning to Denerim the next day. I tried my best not to laugh, but once she looked at me and started to giggle, I couldn't help laughing with her. We had discussed hanging around Denerim to get the lay of the land, but figuring we'd have opportunity again before the Landsmeet...