These are mostly short fills from either the dragon_age or likeahawke LJ communities' prompt fests, though there may be longer drabbles from time to time as the mood strikes. They'll cover a broad range of characters, pairings and situations, and some of them are a little bit evil. Don't ask me why, I just write evil things sometimes. But if any of it makes you cry, it probably did me as well. Enjoy!
Merrill's childhood
"She'll never get to be a normal child, ma vhenan. We won't even get to watch her grow up, not with the arlathvhen two months away."
"We have no other choice. We knew it was a possibility, with my own magic, for our children to share the gift. And there are so few amongst the Dalish now that can bear the mantle of Keeper, not enough for all of the clans to have someone to lead them should something happen to their own. We cannot be greedy when we have both Keeper and First here."
"I know that you speak the truth, I had just hoped...she's only four..."
"She will make us proud, emma sa'lath. She will learn earlier than most and she will help our people thrive. And her new clan will love her as much as we do. No one can resist our Merrill, our da'vhenan."