p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Zookie's Note: Hello! Here's another short I thought of. This is will be split into two parts. On the second part I'll be trying my hand on some emadult /emgoodness. Hope you guys enjoy! All reviews welcome!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"strongUPDATE MAY 9TH, 2017: /strongThis is no longer "cannon" for my Raven Hawke. I already have another Hawke (Riley) who romances Fenris, and I don't want the same romance with two different OCs. I have to force myself to branch out to other romances...I will not delete this story, however, for I know people enjoy it. Just know that this is no longer cannon for Raven and that she will now be with Anders. /p
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p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Another three years..." Hawke sighed as she sat on her private porch, watching little noble children play in the garden below. A lot has happened between these three years then the last. Her and the team cleared out the rest of Tal Vashoth in the outskirts. There were still some Qunari wondering the streets, but none of them have made any sort of attack./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Despite returning to give the tome back to the Qunari, Isabela was gone again. She disappeared the night Hawke was having her Champion celebration. It hurt Hawke, hard. Her and Isabela got along from the start. Cracking jokes, pulling some pranks, and stalking some hot guys. Though she actually went after them while Hawke stayed behind. She's a fun-loving girl, but not in emthat/em way. Not when her heart was already spoken for./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Damn it..." she hissed. She covered her eyes with her arm as pictures of him appeared. emNeed to think of something else/em, she thought. Her mind moved to the event that happened in the Vimmark Mountains. Small groups of the carta have been attacking her for years, but the attacks became more frequent and more numbers in each. She got sick of it and finally ask Varric to look into it. Turns out they had a "little" base on the mountains following the orders of a darkspawn. A darkspawn that just so happened to be one of ancient tevinter magisters, named Corypheus, who tried to find the Golden City. The carta hunted her down because they need her blood in order to set him free. It always came down to the damned blood. Never something easier and less painful like hair or spit. Then it became weirder when they met a dead-ish warden named Larius. The man that emmade/em her father enhance the seals that held Corypheus. Let's not forget the mage warden Janeka who wanted to free Corypheus. Now emthat/em bitch was crazy. Then there was the glorious fight. Her and team dodging fire, running through a rock maze with lighting, and trying to dodge the ice shards that came from the storm outside. She remembered that as they ran the maze an ice shard appeared above her head. She would have died had Fenris not shout her name and push her away, the shard skinning his outstretched arm. She remembered the way the shout sounded, like horrifying terror. She remembered the way he looked after he pushed her, his brows hunched with worry while his eyes quickly scanned her to make sure she was alright despite his arm. She remembered the closeness of them after the battle as she tended to his arm. Remembered the way he looked at her through white hair and black eyelashes.../p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""SOD IT!" Hawke yelled as she stormed back into her chambers, readying her equipment. It's been emthree years/em! She can't wait anymore. She needs to know now what he wants to do. Where he sees them, if at all, going anywhere. She grabbed her staff and stalked out of her room, passing by Orana who was carrying a plater of freshly baked muffins. As she passed she quickly gabbed one and started eating it as she left, leaving behind a confused looking little elf. Outside she headed for the chantry and made the left into the next group of noble houses, finishing her muffin between angry grumbles as she entered his home./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She heard voices as she started up the stairs. She heard Aveline's voice in her usually business tone. Then she heard Fenris reply, quite annoyed./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I need to know if it's a trap!" Fenris said slamming his spiked gauntlet hands on the table./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I did as you asked Fenris," Aveline said as she started to stand, "Now it's up to you." She turned to leave and while passing Hawke said, "You talk to him, Hawke. I've had my fill for today." Then she was gone./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""emVenhedis fasta vass/em!" Fenris swore under his breath./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Maybe it's just me, but I'd swear you're upset," she said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He sighed, "It's my sister. I didn't tell you, but I followed up on Hadriana's information. Everything she said was true. I had to keep it quiet, but I eventually contacted Varania and sent her coin enough to come meet me. And now she's here!" he said with those worried eyebrows forming again./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""She was in Qarinus after all?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""My sister left Magister Ahriman's service. I found her in Minrathous. That made things more difficult, but according to the men I paid it's just as Hadriana said. She's not a slave. She's a tailor, in fact. Getting a letter to her was difficult and she didn't believe me at first, but shes finally come." he said, still with the eyebrows./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You're worried Danarius knows," Hawke said with concern in her voice./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""The more it seems he doesn't know the more certain I become he does. Come with me, Hawke. I need you there when I meet her," he said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Where is she?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""If we go to the Hanged Man during the day she'll be there. For the next week at least," he paused and looked down. Then back at her with thankful and emfeeling/em in his eyes, "It would mean a lot to me. That's all I ask."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She sent a note to Varric and Anders that night, telling them to meet her outside of the Hanged Man. She got very little sleep thinking about the whole meeting. Thinking of Fenris's fears as her own./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Mmm, this is not going to go well," she groaned as the next morning's light peaked through her curtains. She quickly got up and started to change into her equipment. Grabbing her staff and twirling it a few times before letting it settle on her back./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Alright. Let's go pick up the brother," she muttered. She didn't have to walk far for Fenris was standing just outside door. She didn't even realize he was there until she practically smacked into him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Surprised she said, "Oh uh good morning to you too." His lips twitched into a small quick smile then nodded. She gestured for him to take the lead and they started their descent to Lowtown./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""As you could tell I didn't except to see someone right outside my door so early," she said trying to make joke to calm him and herself./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I just want to get this done and over with," he grunted, but she could hear the nervous stutter trying to force its way up. With all the courage she could muster she grabbed his spiked hand with her own, entwining their fingers and giving a squeeze./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""It'll be alright, Fenris," she whispered gently, "If he is there I will emnot/em let that bastard take you." They stopped walking when she grabbed his hand. His head was low. His white hair covering his eyes refusing to let her see his expression. After a moment he squeezed back and he started their walk again with their fingers still entwined. Her heart went to her throat as she faced in front of her trying to keep a smile from forming. He didn't let go until they made the steps up to the tavern. They stopped just at the top of the stairs. Hawke nodded to Varric and Anders and she went inside./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The Hanged Man was completely empty save for a few over nighters who ran out the door when they came in. emWell that doesn't seem good/em, she thought. Fenris payed no mind to them as he walked straight to the orange haired elf girl sitting alone. She met his eyes just for a moment before looking back down./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""It really is you," she said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Varania?" Fenris said looking down at her, "I...I remember you. We played in our master's courtyard while mother worked. You called me..."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Leto," Varania said standing up looking in the opposite direction, "That's your name."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""What's wrong? Why are you so-" Fenris started to ask as Hawke felt the presence of another mage./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emOh. Shit./em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'll give you three guesses!" Hawke said to Fenris as a man came down from the upper floor./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Ah, my little Fenris. Predictable as always," said the mage. Fenris looked at the man with utter disbelief./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry it came to this, Leto," Varania said finally looking at him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You led him here!" Fenris snarled at his sister./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Now now, Fenris. Don't blame your sister," Danarius said as he came to stand beside Varania, "She did what any good imperial citizen should."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I never wanted these filthy markings, Danarius! But I won't let you kill me to get them!" Fenris snarled at his former master./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Oh-ho-ho. How little you know my pet," he said then turned his eyes towards Hawke, "And this is your new mistress, then? The Champion of Kirkwall. Quite lovely."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"An icy shudder rippled down Hawkes spin and it seemed like Fenris sensed it as he swiftly took one step closer to her, "Fenris doesn't belong to anyone!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Do I detect a note of jealousy? Heh it's not surprising. The lad is rather skilled. Isn't he?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Shut your mouth, Danarius!" Fenris yelled as his postured changed and his markings began to glow./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Danarius sighed, "The word is emmaster/em." Danarius's men came closer as Varania moved back. Then Danarius teleported himself back to the top of the stair as his men struck. Fenris made the first move as he quickly drew his blade and sliced a head clean off one of the slavers. Hawke heard Varania gasp and quickly drew her staff./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The slavers came from the top of the stairs, from the tavern entrance and from behind the bar. As they fought Hawke heard Danarius say, "Capture him alive! As well as the Champion! She'll be emvery/em useful to me."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris heard that, too, "NONE OF YOU WILL LAY A FINGER ON HER!" He yelled as his body turned bright then a wave of lyrium exploded around him sending those slavers smacked against the walls./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Just when Hawke thought the battle was over, Danarius decided to join in. Summoning shades, rage demons, and corpses. While they fought his summons he shielded himself in that emannoying/em barrier spell. Maker how she hated that spell. Danarius messed up though as he teleported down to us, and Fenris appeared right there. Bringing the butt of his weapons handle and smashing it onto the back of Danarius's neck. The impact knocked him down hard and the rest of his summons disappeared. Fenris sheathed his weapon, came around in front of the man on the floor, and grabbed his neck holding him high./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You are no longer my master!" He yelled as he used his lyrium to crush his masters throat. Dropping the body to the ground, the Fenris shifted his burning rage on his sister./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emOh shit.../em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I had no choice, Leto," Varania said hunched at the bottom of the stairs./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Stop calling me that!" he yelled as Hawke came beside him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""He was going to make me his apprentice. I would have been a magister."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You sold out your own brother to become a magister!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Your sister's a mage?" Anders stepped in, "You bloody hypocrite! You really are just jealous!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Not helping, Anders," Hawke hissed under her breath to him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Varania stood, "You have no idea what we went through. What I've had to do since mother died. This was my only chance."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""And now you have no chance at all," Fenris growled as he started to glow again coming closer to Varania. Making her become hunched in fear again./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Please...don't do this," she then turned her frighted eyes to Hawke, "Please! Tell him to stop!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Wait! Don't kill her!" Hawke said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Why not? She was ready to see me killed! What is she to me other than just one more tool of the magisters," he snarled at her./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I killed emmy/em brother, Fenris!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Elf...Fenris," Varric started to say and Fenris turned his attention to him, "I know how hard this is to believe, but this is the last thing you want to do."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris looked down then back at his sister, "Get out!" he snarled./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Varania ran past him and stopped at the entrance. Turning around she said, "You said you didn't ask for this, but that's not true. You wanted it. emYou/em competed for it. When you won you used the boon to have mother and I freed."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Why are you telling me this?!" Fenris pleaded./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Freedom was no boon. I look on you now and I think emyou/em received the better end of the bargain." Then she left./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris stood there for a long moment, then turned to Hawke, "I thought discovering my past would bring a sense of belonging, but I was wrong. Magic has tainted that, too," he turned his head away from Hawke, "There is nothing for me to reclaim. I am alone."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Hawke stepped closer to him, "I'm here, Fenris." He looked back at her and stepped even closer. Bring his hand to her face. Hawke leaned her face into his hand and he gave the smallest of smiles, eyes shinning. He took his hand away and turned around as another thought caught him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He turned back to Hawke, "You heard Varania. I wanted these. I fought for them. I feel...unclean. Like this magic has not only etched into my skin, but has also stained my soul." He bowed his head and started to walk past her, "Lets go. I need to get out of here." She nodded and followed behind him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"strongUPDATE MAY 9TH, 2017: /strongThis is no longer "cannon" for my Raven Hawke. I already have another Hawke (Riley) who romances Fenris, and I don't want the same romance with two different OCs. I have to force myself to branch out to other romances...I will not delete this story, however, for I know people enjoy it. Just know that this is no longer cannon for Raven and that she will now be with Anders. /p
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p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Another three years..." Hawke sighed as she sat on her private porch, watching little noble children play in the garden below. A lot has happened between these three years then the last. Her and the team cleared out the rest of Tal Vashoth in the outskirts. There were still some Qunari wondering the streets, but none of them have made any sort of attack./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Despite returning to give the tome back to the Qunari, Isabela was gone again. She disappeared the night Hawke was having her Champion celebration. It hurt Hawke, hard. Her and Isabela got along from the start. Cracking jokes, pulling some pranks, and stalking some hot guys. Though she actually went after them while Hawke stayed behind. She's a fun-loving girl, but not in emthat/em way. Not when her heart was already spoken for./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Damn it..." she hissed. She covered her eyes with her arm as pictures of him appeared. emNeed to think of something else/em, she thought. Her mind moved to the event that happened in the Vimmark Mountains. Small groups of the carta have been attacking her for years, but the attacks became more frequent and more numbers in each. She got sick of it and finally ask Varric to look into it. Turns out they had a "little" base on the mountains following the orders of a darkspawn. A darkspawn that just so happened to be one of ancient tevinter magisters, named Corypheus, who tried to find the Golden City. The carta hunted her down because they need her blood in order to set him free. It always came down to the damned blood. Never something easier and less painful like hair or spit. Then it became weirder when they met a dead-ish warden named Larius. The man that emmade/em her father enhance the seals that held Corypheus. Let's not forget the mage warden Janeka who wanted to free Corypheus. Now emthat/em bitch was crazy. Then there was the glorious fight. Her and team dodging fire, running through a rock maze with lighting, and trying to dodge the ice shards that came from the storm outside. She remembered that as they ran the maze an ice shard appeared above her head. She would have died had Fenris not shout her name and push her away, the shard skinning his outstretched arm. She remembered the way the shout sounded, like horrifying terror. She remembered the way he looked after he pushed her, his brows hunched with worry while his eyes quickly scanned her to make sure she was alright despite his arm. She remembered the closeness of them after the battle as she tended to his arm. Remembered the way he looked at her through white hair and black eyelashes.../p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""SOD IT!" Hawke yelled as she stormed back into her chambers, readying her equipment. It's been emthree years/em! She can't wait anymore. She needs to know now what he wants to do. Where he sees them, if at all, going anywhere. She grabbed her staff and stalked out of her room, passing by Orana who was carrying a plater of freshly baked muffins. As she passed she quickly gabbed one and started eating it as she left, leaving behind a confused looking little elf. Outside she headed for the chantry and made the left into the next group of noble houses, finishing her muffin between angry grumbles as she entered his home./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She heard voices as she started up the stairs. She heard Aveline's voice in her usually business tone. Then she heard Fenris reply, quite annoyed./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I need to know if it's a trap!" Fenris said slamming his spiked gauntlet hands on the table./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I did as you asked Fenris," Aveline said as she started to stand, "Now it's up to you." She turned to leave and while passing Hawke said, "You talk to him, Hawke. I've had my fill for today." Then she was gone./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""emVenhedis fasta vass/em!" Fenris swore under his breath./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Maybe it's just me, but I'd swear you're upset," she said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He sighed, "It's my sister. I didn't tell you, but I followed up on Hadriana's information. Everything she said was true. I had to keep it quiet, but I eventually contacted Varania and sent her coin enough to come meet me. And now she's here!" he said with those worried eyebrows forming again./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""She was in Qarinus after all?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""My sister left Magister Ahriman's service. I found her in Minrathous. That made things more difficult, but according to the men I paid it's just as Hadriana said. She's not a slave. She's a tailor, in fact. Getting a letter to her was difficult and she didn't believe me at first, but shes finally come." he said, still with the eyebrows./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You're worried Danarius knows," Hawke said with concern in her voice./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""The more it seems he doesn't know the more certain I become he does. Come with me, Hawke. I need you there when I meet her," he said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Where is she?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""If we go to the Hanged Man during the day she'll be there. For the next week at least," he paused and looked down. Then back at her with thankful and emfeeling/em in his eyes, "It would mean a lot to me. That's all I ask."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"She sent a note to Varric and Anders that night, telling them to meet her outside of the Hanged Man. She got very little sleep thinking about the whole meeting. Thinking of Fenris's fears as her own./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Mmm, this is not going to go well," she groaned as the next morning's light peaked through her curtains. She quickly got up and started to change into her equipment. Grabbing her staff and twirling it a few times before letting it settle on her back./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Alright. Let's go pick up the brother," she muttered. She didn't have to walk far for Fenris was standing just outside door. She didn't even realize he was there until she practically smacked into him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Surprised she said, "Oh uh good morning to you too." His lips twitched into a small quick smile then nodded. She gestured for him to take the lead and they started their descent to Lowtown./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""As you could tell I didn't except to see someone right outside my door so early," she said trying to make joke to calm him and herself./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I just want to get this done and over with," he grunted, but she could hear the nervous stutter trying to force its way up. With all the courage she could muster she grabbed his spiked hand with her own, entwining their fingers and giving a squeeze./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""It'll be alright, Fenris," she whispered gently, "If he is there I will emnot/em let that bastard take you." They stopped walking when she grabbed his hand. His head was low. His white hair covering his eyes refusing to let her see his expression. After a moment he squeezed back and he started their walk again with their fingers still entwined. Her heart went to her throat as she faced in front of her trying to keep a smile from forming. He didn't let go until they made the steps up to the tavern. They stopped just at the top of the stairs. Hawke nodded to Varric and Anders and she went inside./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The Hanged Man was completely empty save for a few over nighters who ran out the door when they came in. emWell that doesn't seem good/em, she thought. Fenris payed no mind to them as he walked straight to the orange haired elf girl sitting alone. She met his eyes just for a moment before looking back down./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""It really is you," she said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Varania?" Fenris said looking down at her, "I...I remember you. We played in our master's courtyard while mother worked. You called me..."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Leto," Varania said standing up looking in the opposite direction, "That's your name."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""What's wrong? Why are you so-" Fenris started to ask as Hawke felt the presence of another mage./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emOh. Shit./em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'll give you three guesses!" Hawke said to Fenris as a man came down from the upper floor./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Ah, my little Fenris. Predictable as always," said the mage. Fenris looked at the man with utter disbelief./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry it came to this, Leto," Varania said finally looking at him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You led him here!" Fenris snarled at his sister./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Now now, Fenris. Don't blame your sister," Danarius said as he came to stand beside Varania, "She did what any good imperial citizen should."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I never wanted these filthy markings, Danarius! But I won't let you kill me to get them!" Fenris snarled at his former master./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Oh-ho-ho. How little you know my pet," he said then turned his eyes towards Hawke, "And this is your new mistress, then? The Champion of Kirkwall. Quite lovely."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"An icy shudder rippled down Hawkes spin and it seemed like Fenris sensed it as he swiftly took one step closer to her, "Fenris doesn't belong to anyone!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Do I detect a note of jealousy? Heh it's not surprising. The lad is rather skilled. Isn't he?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Shut your mouth, Danarius!" Fenris yelled as his postured changed and his markings began to glow./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Danarius sighed, "The word is emmaster/em." Danarius's men came closer as Varania moved back. Then Danarius teleported himself back to the top of the stair as his men struck. Fenris made the first move as he quickly drew his blade and sliced a head clean off one of the slavers. Hawke heard Varania gasp and quickly drew her staff./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"The slavers came from the top of the stairs, from the tavern entrance and from behind the bar. As they fought Hawke heard Danarius say, "Capture him alive! As well as the Champion! She'll be emvery/em useful to me."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris heard that, too, "NONE OF YOU WILL LAY A FINGER ON HER!" He yelled as his body turned bright then a wave of lyrium exploded around him sending those slavers smacked against the walls./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Just when Hawke thought the battle was over, Danarius decided to join in. Summoning shades, rage demons, and corpses. While they fought his summons he shielded himself in that emannoying/em barrier spell. Maker how she hated that spell. Danarius messed up though as he teleported down to us, and Fenris appeared right there. Bringing the butt of his weapons handle and smashing it onto the back of Danarius's neck. The impact knocked him down hard and the rest of his summons disappeared. Fenris sheathed his weapon, came around in front of the man on the floor, and grabbed his neck holding him high./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You are no longer my master!" He yelled as he used his lyrium to crush his masters throat. Dropping the body to the ground, the Fenris shifted his burning rage on his sister./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"emOh shit.../em/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I had no choice, Leto," Varania said hunched at the bottom of the stairs./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Stop calling me that!" he yelled as Hawke came beside him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""He was going to make me his apprentice. I would have been a magister."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You sold out your own brother to become a magister!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Your sister's a mage?" Anders stepped in, "You bloody hypocrite! You really are just jealous!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Not helping, Anders," Hawke hissed under her breath to him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Varania stood, "You have no idea what we went through. What I've had to do since mother died. This was my only chance."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""And now you have no chance at all," Fenris growled as he started to glow again coming closer to Varania. Making her become hunched in fear again./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Please...don't do this," she then turned her frighted eyes to Hawke, "Please! Tell him to stop!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Wait! Don't kill her!" Hawke said./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Why not? She was ready to see me killed! What is she to me other than just one more tool of the magisters," he snarled at her./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I killed emmy/em brother, Fenris!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Elf...Fenris," Varric started to say and Fenris turned his attention to him, "I know how hard this is to believe, but this is the last thing you want to do."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris looked down then back at his sister, "Get out!" he snarled./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Varania ran past him and stopped at the entrance. Turning around she said, "You said you didn't ask for this, but that's not true. You wanted it. emYou/em competed for it. When you won you used the boon to have mother and I freed."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Why are you telling me this?!" Fenris pleaded./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Freedom was no boon. I look on you now and I think emyou/em received the better end of the bargain." Then she left./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Fenris stood there for a long moment, then turned to Hawke, "I thought discovering my past would bring a sense of belonging, but I was wrong. Magic has tainted that, too," he turned his head away from Hawke, "There is nothing for me to reclaim. I am alone."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Hawke stepped closer to him, "I'm here, Fenris." He looked back at her and stepped even closer. Bring his hand to her face. Hawke leaned her face into his hand and he gave the smallest of smiles, eyes shinning. He took his hand away and turned around as another thought caught him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He turned back to Hawke, "You heard Varania. I wanted these. I fought for them. I feel...unclean. Like this magic has not only etched into my skin, but has also stained my soul." He bowed his head and started to walk past her, "Lets go. I need to get out of here." She nodded and followed behind him./p