G-Baby8991: This is our first DA fic so be nice. We wanted to start this fic because we both love the game and I wanted to write a fic about it that is totally awesome.
iStoleUrPantz: No, I never said I wanted to write it. You just kinda forced it upon me.
G-Baby8991: Did not
iStoleUrPantz: Did too.
G-Baby8991: Whatever. You love Sebastian and you know it.
iStoleUrPantz: Yes, this is true, mmm love me them Scottish Princes. Plus you already took Fenris. Bitch.
G-Baby8991: Whatever let's just get on with the story. Oh yeah iStoleUrPantz is the rogue named Julianna and I am the rogue named Lycaenion (lye-KAY-nee-on)… just so you know and won't get confused.
We do not Bioware, Dragon Age 2, or any of the characters except the ones we make up.
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Twin sisters Lycaenion and Juliannaran as fast as they could, while being watchful for darkspawn as their family followed them, searching for safety. Lycaenion looked back to see her mother fall to her knees and 3 or 4 damned darkspawn catching up with her. Thankfully the youngest of the sisters threw a wall of flame at the blasted things before they got Leandra. Lycaenion cut through one. Their only brother Carver cut through the others since they were closer to him then they were to Lycaenion and Julianna. Bethany pulled their mother up to her feet.
"I think that's all of them," Carver said with relief.
"For the moment." Bethany worriedly responded.
"Maker save us! We've lost it all! Everything your father and I built." Their mother sobbed.
"At least we're still alive. That's no small feat." Julianna tried to lighten the mood and comfort their sobbing mother. It seemed to help.
Lycaenion watched expressionlessly. Even as a baby she watched everything expressionlessly yet there was always a look in her eyes that reminds one of a predator watching its prey.
"Yes. You're right." Mother tried to assure herself.
"We should have run sooner. Why did we wait so long?" Bethany asked, an accusing tone in her voice.
"Why are you looking at us? We've been running since Ostagar!" Carver referred to his older twin sisters and himself.
"Not to interrupt. But the blight is not going to while we stand here pointing fingers," Julianna looked behind her at the wall of fire that barely contained the darkspawn trying to get to them.
"Are you two insane? If we stand around we'll die!" Lycaenion put on an angered face yet inside she was worried for her family. She hated talking to people, even her own family. Except Julianna of course. She was the only one Lycaenion could talk to. She also hated sitting around.
"Please listen to your sisters," Their mother pleaded.
"Then let's go. Lead on," Carver gestured towards them.
They trekked on, every now and then killing a few darkspawn. The twins' dog, Snuggles, followed them loyally. The Mabari hound was extremely loyal yet he was only loyal to the twins and wouldn't follow anyone else. As they went they looted dead refugees and now dead darkspawn. Lycaenion took a Weathered Bow and handed it silently to Julianna. Julianna took it and replaced her old one with this somewhat newer one. Julianna went to another body and found a Hunter's Skinning Knife and casually slipped one very old dagger out of one of Lycaenion's sheaths and slipped the new knife into the old sheathe. If anybody else were to do that, Lycaenion would probably put a dagger through them or hurt them badly.
They trekked a little longer before Bethany stopped them.
"Wait. Where are we going?" Bethany asked.
"Away from the darkspawn. Where else?" Carver answered like it was the simplest answer in the world.
"And then where? We can't just wander, aimlessly," Bethany responded.
"So long as we wander aimlessly away from the horde I'm happy," Julianna reasoned to Bethany. At that moment their first priority was to get to safety. Lycaenion gave a little smirk at Jules' answer. Jules was getting tired of explaining things to their mother and sister and Lycaenion could see it.
"We can go to Kirkwall," Mother bursts out all of a sudden.
"What? Why would we go there?" Confused by Mother's outburst, this was Lycaenion's only response.
"There's a lot of templars in Kirkwall mother," Bethany warned Mother.
"I know that. But we still have family there," Mother tried to rationalize with her. After a pause, "And an estate."
"We need to get Gwaren and take a ship," Bethany sighed in defeat.
"If we survive that long. I'll just be happy to get out of here," Carver started to stride off. They were then surrounded by darkspawn and through the small horde they saw a red haired woman and a man fighting for their lives, stuck in the middle of a small horde themselves.
Once they finished with their one very small horde, they saw the man get struck down but the red haired woman protected him. Julianna shot Lycaenion a knowing glance, and the two ran to help. Lycaenion shot herself into the middle of the herd of dead things and started tearing the things apart with her blades. Julianna kept her distance and used her accuracy to her advantage shooting at the evil beings coming at her twin sister in her blind spot. Lycaenion was thankful for it. She had only one blind spot, but thats all it took to get her killed. She was lucky to have such a thoughtful twin. After all the chaos was over the family approached the redhead and the man on the ground who appeared to be her husband. Lycaenion realised he was a templar and instantly her guard went up. She shot a look to her twin and went to stand defensively by Bethany.
"Wesley stop squirming, you'll make it worse." the redhead said. Lycaenion was thinking the same thing that Julianna was: What the hell are they going to try to do to Bethany? Lycaenion watched the couple cautiously yet, as usual, expressionlessly. Lycaenion didn't have to look at her sister to know she was eyeing the couple just as cautiously and guarded as she was. Julianna was the first of the group to approach the two. Carver knowingly took Julianna's place and stood in front of Bethany.
"And you are who exactly?" Julianna said walking to stand beside her twin sister who had already taken a protective stance, ready to pounce at any moment if they decided to do something stupid.
"Apostate, keep your distance," Wesley warned looking at Bethany.
"Well, the maker has a sense of humor. Huh. Darkspawn and now a templar. I thought they all abandoned Lothering." Bethany responded.
"Darkspawn are clear in their intent. But a mage is always unknown. The order dictates," Wesley practically spat at Bethany. Lycaenion stepped forward even further protectively.
"Wesley," the red head reprimanded him with his own name.
"That woman is an apostate. The order dictates." He argued with the woman and stepped closer to Bethany. Julianna stepped towards him and looked him in the eye, and gave a staredown. It wasn't as scary as a Lycaenion stare down but it would do.
"Dear, they saved us. The Maker understands," the red head reasoned with him and he stepped back.
"I am Aveline Vallen. This is my husband, Ser Wesley. We can hate each other when we are safe from the horde," Aveline kept the peace.
"The wrath of the templars is terrible indeed," Julianna watched in amusement.
"More so their wives but as long as there is a greater danger you and I have an Accord," Wesley said with amusement.
"Thank you Wesley. For now we move with you. The north is cut off. We barely escaped the main body of the horde," Aveline informed them.
"Then were trapped. The Wilds are to the south and that's no way out," Carver frustratedly yelled.
"We're not running straight into the horde, we go south," Lycaenion walked past everybody and started heading in that very direction leaving everybody else to follow her. The road was clear for a while until more showed up. Julianna let out a groan. This was really getting old, she couldn't wait to get to Kirkwall. Lycaenion on the other hand loved to fight. Hand-to-Hand, Weapons, Prison rules, you name it. Lycaenion kept her grin in when more showed up. She kept her expression tame and quickly went on these evil bastards. As she fought she recalled a few times when Jules would pull her from bar fights she had started.
After the evil had passed they made it to a clearing.
"Is it a joke to hope that, that was the last of them?" Julianna asked running a bloody hand through her hair then putting on a disgusted face realizing what she had done. Lycaenion scoffed and chuckled a little at her sister. "Its about as likely as me finding a million sovereigns here, or me wearing a dress."
After a minute Julianna laughed at the image of her sister in a dress. Her sister may be beautiful just like her but she sure didn't act like a girl. They all heard the monsters in the distance. "Maker!" Julianna groaned and pulled her bow up, shooting everything that posed as a threat. Lycaenion was cautious this time because of the amount that was spewing from the various roads leading off into the distance. She used moves Backstab and Stealth while also using Miasmic danger was getting worse. It seemed like there was no end, until a noise made everyone turn around. While they were fighting Carver had fallen at the hands of an ogre. There was a dragon at the edge of a cliff above and behind them. It swooped down, taking out all the darkspawn with it. The little rag-tag group watched in awe and horror. The dragon landed and formed into an older woman with yellow eyes. She walked, more like stalked, towards them.
"We never used to get visitors to the Wilds. Now it seems they come in hordes. If you are trying to escape the horde you should know you are going in the wrong direction," the woman laughed at her own joke and looked at them curiously.
"Were trying to get to Kirkwall," Bethany said.
"Kirkwall? My, that is quite the journey you have planned," she said.
"Where did you learn how to turn into a dragon?" Lycaenion asked the woman cautiously.
"Maybe I am a dragon. Count yourself lucky. The smell of burning darkspawn does nothing for the appetite," responded the woman, still amused. "I saw a most curious sight. An ogre vanquished. Who could perform such a feat? But now my curiosity is sated." She made as if to leave.
"Wait. You can't just leave us here," Bethany cried out.
"Can I not? Is it fate or chance? I can never decide," She said. She looked at the twins who were standing right next to each other. "Hurtled into the chaos you fight and the world will shake before you. I will help you."
"What's the catch?" Julianna asked.
"Everything is a catch. Life is a catch. I suggest you catch it while you can. But I will need you to do something for me and I will take you to Gwaren."
"What are we gonna ride on the back of a dragon?" Lycaenion scoffed. "What is it you need me to do?"
"I don't know about this, Kany. I don't even know what she is," Bethany said to Lycaenion.
"I know what she is. She's a witch of the wilds," Aveline said. Lycaenion looked back and saw that Wesley had fallen.
"Some call me that. Also Flemeth, Ashibelinar, an old hag who talks too much. Take this amulet and give it the keeper of the dalish camp outside of Kirkwall." She handed it to Lycaenion who in turn put it in her pack.
"Now one more thing to deal with before I take you to Gwaren," Flemeth said and looked at Wesley.
It turned out that he was suffering from the blight and was asking to be killed. it was quickly decided that Lycaenion would do it because Julianna couldn't imagine taking an innocent life and Aveline was too emotional to do it. Once it was done they were suddenly in Gwaren and in the cargo hold of a ship.
"Certainly wasn't expecting that," Julianna said.
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