wooo chapter 3 sorry for long wait
Mare paced in front of the path to the Dalish camp. she had told carver to be here early and just to get under her skin as normal he decided to be three hours late and counting. she stopped pacing when she heard the crunch of the rocks on the path. looking to the sound she saw carver approaching with Varric and Fenris in tow.
"i asked you to be early" Mare fumed
"at least i'm here now so lets hurry and get this done with" Carver grumbled
"if you got here early liked i asked we could be done already instead of three hours late." Mare snapped as they walked to the camp entrance. they reached the entrance but there path was blocked by Dalish. "not a step further shemlen or you'll me are blades" the male elf said.
"out of my way" Carver growled
Mare smacked him behind the head. "i am sorry for my brother but i believe your keeper is expecting us." Mare said apologetically.
"wait this is the one the keeper is expecting." the female elf said
"a shem i thought shed be one of us. you are welcome here but be warned any misstep and you'll find are arrows in your sorry hide." with that they stood aside and let mare's group threw.
Mare felt a power draw her to the figure at the campfire. she went up to the lone elf and asked "are you keeper Marithari?"
"yes you are the one ashabellnar tasked come here child let me look at you." she said calmly
mare obliged and walk up to her. Marithari looked at her face and deep into her eyes. mare felt as though Marithari was studding her soul. a look of sadness crossed her face. "you have faced so many hardships i feel for you dear girl to have to go through that at such a young age. Mare looked shocked and backed up quickly everyone looked at her curiously.
"we are hear to complete this not dig into my past." mare said uncomfortably. Marithari took the amulet that mare held out it puled in her hand and she handed it back. "yes you must take it up to the top of the mountain and perform the Dalish right for the departed. then return here." she said
"are you going to teach me this right?" Mare asked curiously
"no i will send my first with you. she is on the path waiting and then i ask you to take her with you to the city when you return." marithari said.
"if that is what you wish" Mare replied
"it is not but it is what she wishes. now please go begin your task." marithari said
she turned back to the fire as Mare and the others turned to the path the keeper pointed out. they were starting up when Mare spotted an elf crouched down looking at something intently. she looked over her shoulder at the sound of carver swearing when he slipped. she shoved what ever she had been looking at in her boot and stood. "oh i didnt hear. anathera my name is merriel the keepers first. oh i didnt ask your name unless thats rude to ask a human their name." she rambled.
Mare laughed "my name is mare these are my companions Fenris and Varric this is my brother..."
"Carver" he said interrupting mare. merriel smiled at him and Mare had to hold back her laugh as a blush creeped across Carver's face. "well lets go ashabellnar isn't known for there patients" merriel said. they were half way up the path when skeletons attacked them Mare, Fenris, and Carver cut them down while Varric shot them with powerfull arrows. Mare had to dodge quick as a blast of earth nearly hit her in the head. she turned to see were it orignated to see merriel behind her. when the last skeleton was defeated mare turned to merriel. "the keeper didnt tell us you were a mage." she said quickly.
"all keepers know a bit of magic" merriel replied.
"well please be more careful you almost hit me" mare said
"im sorry i've done fighting but it was always alone ill try not to hit the ones on are side. im sorry im rambling again lets go." she said
the group got to the top of the path they were sapose to take when they came across a campfire with an elf tending to it.
"finaly found someone to take you from here. better hurry shemlen we cant be rid of this one to soon" he said as he walked by.
"i dont care what you think" merriel told his retreating back "i will save our clan and you cannot stop me"
"whats that about?" Carver asked
"some among the clan dont agree with what im doing but that doesnt matter we are doing a quest for ashabellnar yes so lets go" merriel said dismissively.
they turned on to the path to find it block by a land slide. "come this way i know a way around." merriel said
she led a group inside a cave. it was full of spiders but the group had no problem dispatching them. they came out of the cave only to have a barrier block there path.
"give me a moment and i can clear the way" merriel said stepping forward. mare watched to see what she would do. she felt like a stone had dropped in to her stomach and her hair stood on end when merriel cut her hand and used blood magic to destroy the barrier.
"blood magic foolish very foolish" Fenris said
Mare growled "you just used blood magic"
"so the spirt help us didnt it." merriel said
"call it what it is you summoned a demon." mare growled again.
"it is a spirit it cant help what it is." merriel said defensively
"ignore the tiger not its fault its going to eat you sound advice" Fenris said angrily
"well the way is clear now let us continue." merriel said walking threw where the barrier was.
when they reached the grave yard merriel told them it was were the elders of her clan came to rest uthenara she said they called it. the finial sleep she translated to us. they approached the alter and had to fight as a arcane horror and shadow warriors came to attack them. when they were defeated Mare placed the amulet on the alter and merriel preformed the right. as she spoke mare watched as the piece of flemeth's souls she saw enter the amulet when it was given to her expand and adsorbed the magic in merriel's words. when the right was complete there was an explosion of magic as flemeth appeared before them.
"and here we are. so nice to see someone keep there end of the bargain i half expected my amulet to end up in some merchant's pocket." flemeth said
"a witch" Fenris hissed
"its okay Fenris she wont harm us." merriel said she spoke an elvish greeting to flemeth and bowed.
flemeth looked down at her "one of the people. tell me dear child do you know who i am beyond that title." she asked
"i know only little." merriel replied
"then stand the people bend there knee to quickly." flemeth told her and merriel obeyed
"now what will you do?" mare asked her
"i have an appointment to keep but before i go a word of advice. this world stands on the precipice of change. it fears the intentional plunge into the abyss watch for that moment and when it comes do not hesitate to leap." she said
"thank you" mare said
"you are welcome and also if you ever find yourself facing a desperate choice that divides you. seek me out with this. all you have to do is smash it on the ground." flemeth told mare as she handed her a glass ball with a fog swirling inside. mare nodded and stepped back as flemeth transformed to a dragon and flew away. the group turned and headed back to the dalish camp.
sorry its so short but i hope you enjoy this chapter still :)
