A Swaying decision of the heart
Chapter 1: A group of friends
I had heard rumors of a battle going on in Ostagar while watching my father gathering his men to march there I closed my eyes and thought of Cailan he was my best friend and I did not wish to see him dead I rose from the railing of the balcony I was on and went inside and into the main hall and was greeted by my father Teryn Bryce Cousland. I knew it be at least more then a few more weeks til they had to leave, but it still worried me.
"Pup what is wrong?" Bryce said placing a concerned hand on my shoulder I looked up to see his face and saw worry lines there that shouldn't have been there.
"I'm fine Dad nothing to worry about just deep in thought." I answered with an unwavering smile
"By the way Pup the Howe's with be coming to visit would you like that I heard Nathaniel will be with them until he has to leave for the free marches" he said with a smile of his own
I silently grimaced at the thought Nathaniel was Fergus's best friend not mine Delilah I was close to, but Thomas annoyed me to no end "when will they be here?" I asked trying not to sound frustrated.
"soon Pup" he answered I sighed when I heard footsteps heading this way it was no other then Fergus.
"I heard the Howe's are coming?" Fergus announced eagerly I smirked at that
"Yes and Nathaniel is accompanying them for a short time until he leaves for Free Marches" I said knowingly, however, Fergus noticed something about me in my eyes something missing.
"Is something the matter Amelia?" he asked concerned as well as raising an eyebrow.
I groaned before turning to my brother "Nothing is wrong I just feel like hearing Nathaniel talk about himself." I said crossing my arms in a huff. Fergus laughed warmly and patted my arm brotherly.
"It's Nathaniel, but Thomas would like to see you I assume when he get's here." he replied
"Tell Thomas I am not here!" I said leaving when I heard the front doors open.
Fergus watched me go with a quzical look and then turned to his father "She must be concerned for the King" Fergus said towards father quietly.
"That has me worried Fergus" Bryce replied turning his attention on Howe's.
Hara stood proudly at her feast talking with one of the nobles there until they were summoned eslewhere. Her eyes scanned the room and they laid on Gorim and a small smile reached her lips she also saw the Grey Warden there too and she raised an eyebrow at that and went to her father to ask why.
"Father I was curious as why the Grey Warden are here?" she asked pointing her thumb to Duncan. Her father chuckled and beckoned her to stand next to him.
"They are here to go to the deep roads tomorrow to find signs of something they would not really tell me, but to find out the darkspawn are up to." he answered with a concern furrow of his brows and that made her worry they were to go to the deep roads tomorrow in her honor of becoming a commander.
"will they be coming with us to our family's Thaig?" she questioned lightly
"Ancestor's no only accompany us for a little while they have their own thing to worry about" he replied patting her back gently.
"alright I'll go back to mingling with people " she said with a small chuckle and walking away towards Gorim.
"My lady is something the matter?" Gorim asked taking his stance.
"no nothing is wrong Gorim just wanted to talk is that a crime?" she asked teasingly
"No I guess not" he replied with a small laugh, but remaining in stance.
Hara giggled and patted him on the shoulder and looked about she really hated gatherings like this she wouldn't mind it in the provings then she would have something to do, however, with the Grey Wardens being here made her nervous, but was reassured by her father that they had no interest in recruiting and she wondered why they needed to be in the deep roads to begin with.
She was walking out of the room her mind not only on the Grey Wardens, but on her brothers Bhelen said Trian was planning something, but in her heart her younger brother was the one to be suspicious about and not her oldest. She heard Gorim follow her expectedly and she smiled at least one good thing came out from today and that was him.
Kelaos sat in the cafeteria with Jowan the two of them chatting away with a few other mages Jowan watched Kelaos stuff his face with food. "how can you eat like that?" Jowan asked raising a brow.
"huh? Oh! I just can. So tell me Jowan you said you had found a lady friend who?" Kelaos asked with a smirk playing on his lips. Jowan's cheeks went pink and Kelaos laughed good heartedly.
"I won't tell you not right now, but I heard your going to go through your harrowing sometime?" he said taking a bite of his biscuit.
"Eh. What's new?" Kelaos said with a shrug of his shoulders and taking a drink of his water. Kelaos felt really indifferent about the whole thing he thought Jowan deserved to do the Harrowing over himself, but he wasn't sure though now sure Jowan was his friend, however, something bothered him about Jowan he couldn't pinpoint.
"Did you hear Anders is in solitary confinement for escaping again" Another mage told them while he sat down next to them to eat Kelaos blinked.
"Again will when he ever learn?" Kelaos said with a heavy sigh.
"There is no escaping the tower " Jowan said, but Kelaos saw a sign of disappoint cross Jowan face and he was wondering about that. Jowan had picked up his plate and walked off Kelaos watching him concerned. Something was bothering him and Kelaos wondered why.
A/n: hope you enjoy