Entry 3
We spent a week out in the Hinterlands, helping refugees escape from the fighting bewteen the Templars and mages. It is chaos everywhere. The mountains are filled with demons, bandits, mages, and templars. No place is safe. But hopefully this Inquisition made a difference.
The people within it are...unique. Solas, an elf, has a keen sense toward the Fade. He can travel through it at will. It's fascinating, if a bit unsettling. Varric is not what one would expect of a dwarf. He's witty, charismatic, and an excellent marksman. Saved my hide more than once with that crossbow of his. I just wish he would tell who Bianca- the real one -is. Cassandra is one of the best warriors I have ever met. She is a force of nature, something she somewhat agreed to. She is very devout; she believes it was divine intervention that placed me- all of us -here. I hope she is right.
The Inquisition has advisors as well. Leliana, Cullen, and...and Josephine. Lady Montilyet has this aura about her. It is defiant, it is strong. But it's also innocent and loving. I cannot place exact words on the feeling. When we were at the war table, the first time I met her, I couldn't stop staring. I simply could not. Her dark skin shined in the candlelight of the room. And her accent- oh, Maker, her accent! When she speaks, all my focus is on her. The Breach could be exploding and I would not even notice were she speaking.
She is a master of politics, able to handle any politician into submission with mere words. She is not intimidated, and knows her way around traps made by lying and deceiving tongues. She takes all possible options into consideration and acts quickly. She has suggested that we appeal to Val Royeaux, to show the Chantry what we truly are. Cullen and Leliana disagree. I actually agree with Josephine, it is the only way to show Orlais who we are.
With the horses acquired from Master Dennet, we'll make short time to reach Orlais. I can practically hear Cullen and Leliana arguing against this. They are great advisors, however. Leliana is perfect for her job, already having connections and spies from being the Left Hand of the Divine. She is skilled with a bow as well, I caught glimpses of her skill at the Temple of Sacred Ashes. She is quick and her aim is true.
Cullen, a former Templar, is a soldier at heart. He acts and thinks like one, the reason he's our army's commander. He is a bit biased, though, when it comes to the matter of the mages and Templars. He believes we should seek the Templars and them only for help in sealing the Breach. I don't know if he fears mages, but it looks like he has some history to make him this impulsive. Or maybe it's his inner Templar speaking.
We head to Orlais tomorrow at sunrise. Maker willing, the Chantry will see through the lies set up by Chancellor Roderick and see the truth. The Inquisition is doing something for the people of Thedas. We're trying to bring peace back to the world. I still don't know if I'm Andraste's herald, but so long as I'm part of this, of eliminating chaos, I believe the Maker is at our side.
Hey! Look who's back from the dead! Me! Well, I wasn't dead, but I was gone for a while. Now, I have a few announcements to make, folks of the fanfiction world. So please listen.
Firstly, everything is going on hiatus. Everything. The rewrites, this, A New Beginning, Mass Confusion. Every story I have on here is on a hiatus. Why? Well, onto point two.
I am writing a book! Yes, ladies and gents, I am writing a book and I really want to focus on finishing that before focusing back on this. I don't know when exactly I'll finish it, but it will be finished before the year ends. Hopefully before summer. That's my set goal.
Guys and gals, it hurts to leave you guys hanging with all these stories unfinished, but I promise that as soon as I finish writing the book, I will return with earnest. I really appreciste everyone that still follows me and the new people too, despite the fact that I haven't updated jack-sh*t for quite a while. To be honest, it was you all that inspired me to create this new original work I'm working on. Your ongoing support made me the writer I am today. So thanks.
Now that the gooey part is out of the way, if you want to hear what I'm doing, follow me on twitter (selena_shepard) Who knows? Maybe I'll update a story in case I have writer's block when writing the book. I'll also post info on my book there as well. How many chapters I've gotten down, maybe some sneak peeks. This AN is probably longer than the chapter itself so I'll just shut up now. I will see you soon, people.