Chapter 1: A Deep Wound
This story may contain a very pissed-off Alistair who's become very dark and wants now more than ever to kill Loghain.
As soon as Alistair had left the Landsmeet chambers, he broke into a run. Tears were already starting to sting his eyes.
He could she. She said she loved me…
He thought as he reached Arl Eamon's estate. He ignored the servants and entered their… no her room. Alistair resisted the urge to break down right there. Pulling his backpack out from underneath the bed, he hastily gathered his belongings.
Damn them all. Riordan, Loghain, bastards! Anora the bitch. Julaan…
He mentally stumbled at her name. An image swam in front of him. The raven black hair, short with many bouncy layers. The piercing blue eyes he'd once loved to gaze into. He quickly threw these traitorous thoughts away. Then he realised his hand had gone to the amulet around his neck. His mother's amulet.
The one she found and gave to me…
Immediately Alistair was tempted to fling it at the wall, as he had done when he was ten. But he stopped himself, instead he removed it and laid it on the pillow. The exiled warden gathered the last of his things, pausing only to leave some cheese in Rory's basket. He didn't harbour any negative feelings for the rest of the party (except Morrigan). Alistair hastened his pace.
I have to go before she comes back, with him…
He'd gotten to the hall just in time to hear the front doors flung open. Alistair quickly flung himself into the dining room.
"Alistair! Ali!" Came a desperate voice, from the doorway he saw Julaan run up the stairs towards their room, Rory barely keeping up with his mistress. For a second he was tempted to run to her. Say goodbye. But he didn't. He could have, would have and should have. Sadly deep down he knew she'd manage to make him stay. Alistair heard the door open once more. This time it was Lelianna and Wynne running in. Concern and worry etched onto their faces. He headed into the servants entrance and was about to open the door when he heard sobbing. Alistair's hand was on the handle.
It tore his heart to make the decision.
He flung the door open and fled once more from Julaan.
He will pay for this. He drove me from her. I should have volunteered to be her champion. I should have cut that bastard's head off. I still will. I swear Duncan. I will kill Loghain.
There's a reason why there's an OC instead of an Amell or Surana. But to quote somebody " Spoilers Sweetie." Hope you like the darker Alistair
Oh and there is a Poll on my profile. I'm allowing readers to decide who Maria Surana (Star of OTAM) get with in the end of the story. You can chose either from Anders, Alistair or Cullen.