Chapter 3 - The Witch, the (Chantry) Sister and the Dragonborn ***** Waking up in a soft bed in only my undergarments, I ran a hand down my face, trying to remember where I was. The last thing I remembered was fighting darkspawn in the tower. After that, it was all a bit hazy. Glancing to my left, I noticed Cerys fast asleep beside me, also in only her und...
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Love and War In the morning I was, unsurprisingly, exhausted. Morrigan and I packed up, just in case, but stayed put. I ended up dozing by the fire, not sleeping deeply enough to repeat the dreams from the night before. I had just shut my eyes, it seemed, when Morrigan was shaking me, one hand clamped over my mouth. I opened my eyes and...
Chapter Ten: New Arrivals I found Theron and Tomas, both stripped to the waist, sparring with sticks instead of swords. I could see that Tomas was clearly the better swordsman, despite Theron's relative youth and impressive physique, but he was holding himself back to avoid humiliating Theron outright. I sat down nearby to watch, and Tomas took the opportu...
The ships arrived at the dock. One by one, the occupants stepped off, carrying whatever items they may have had with them. One of them, a Hylian princess with long brown hair, looked around. "How curious," Zelda said to her blonde-haired companion, Peach. "It appears that everyone in this tournament is a woman." "It's certainly a ple...
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...
"You absolute bastard!" Lou snarled, stepping forward -- but a pair of Federal marines in power armor were there to grab him and slam him back down into a chair. Their metal gauntlets were shockingly gentle, considering their enhanced strength, but Lou still felt terribly impotent in their grip. His hands tightened into fists and he glared at Admiral Bosch,...
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 Fifty-One: Reunions Gearing up in the morning was somewhat depressing, overall; no more beds, no more clean linens, no more bathing chambers with hot water on demand. And it may have been illusory, but I'd felt safe, relatively, in Denerim, while being back on the road was decidedly...not. Not that being practically right under Loghain's nose was p...
Chapter One Hundred Thirty-Nine: Worst Kept Secret We had a number of problems to start sorting out the next morning when we met. All of the Wardens – including a somewhat subdued, though still alive Vander – met in the dining room, and I joined them as well. We expected Nathaniel back sometime during the day, but no one wanted to sit around just waiting u...
Chapter One Hundred Sixty-Five: Amgeforn The letter came by Raven; Levi puffed into my office, a sheaf of rolled parchment clutched in his fist. "Lady Sierra! Where is Commander Alistair?" Levi had quickly learned that the fastest way to find a particular Warden was generally to ask another Warden -- or me. I wondered what he thought about that. It's a bit...