So first of all I really do need to apologize again. I really do need to get into the habit of editing my chapters before I post them. X3 It is such a bad habit of mine...

When I post the chapter I usually read it right off of the site and it is reading it while it is in that form where I catch my mistakes. I don't know why but for the life of me I literally can't catch them while they are in the editing window.

So sorry guys!

And second... It has been brought to my attention that I have been spelling 'Herald' wrong this whole time! XD I WILL GET RIGHT ON FIXING THAT!

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"ARM YOURSELVES MEN!" Cullen screamed as he pulled his sword from it's sheath as he rushed forward. The man nearly stumbled and fell as he rushed through the Chantry. He had hoped that his ears were deceiving him when one of his soldiers came rushing to him in the dead of night speaking of Bandits pouring in from the hills! They came out of nowhere! It was completely unexpected!

Solus was right behind him and was instantly ready to defend their village, along with Cassandra and Verric; who was basically stumbling with how hard he was trying to keep up. He had been in a dead sleep when he got the news, even the Dwarf wore the look of horror on his face. Bandits were NEVER good. They always brought blood, murder, fear, terror and chaos. Everything they could do with less of.

"What's going on!?" Leliana cried after she rushed down the hall, leaving Skylar where she was. Despite Skylar trying to convince Leliana to let her come with her Leliana demanded that Skylar stayed in her room where it was safe. She didn't think the Herald would get very far anyways... The smaller girl was so exhausted and sore that she could barely stand on her own, let alone rush into battle. No, Skylar had to stay where she was not in danger so she could heal.

"Bandits!" Cullen yelled over his shoulder. "Grab your bow and get out here and help! They are everywhere! They are targeting the villagers! I don't know how many we have lost so far! We have to hurry!" He cried as he nearly ran into one of his troops as he ran outside.

"Verric and I will hold off the front of the Village!" Cassandra barked. "You and Solus go to the middle!" She yelled at Cullen. "Leliana try to keep the front of the Chantry clear! The Chantry will be where the Villagers will run to for safety! We can't risk having hoards of bandits running in here! They get in here we have lost!" With that said Cassandra and the others rushed out of the Chantry and into the battle outside.

"Maker..." Leliana whispered as a group of Villagers ran into the Chantry. A man had a little boy in his arms who was covered in blood. There were many injured but so far she didn't see any dead... Or at least she hoped she didn't... Many people were carrying or helping others into the Chantry. Some were children. Her stomach twisted at the thought of a child dying at the hands of a bandit...

It was painfully obvious that they were not ready for a bandit raid. In fact no one would have expected that bandits would come all the way to Haven. Haven was far away from any other location. So when a huge group of bandits showed up on foot everyone was taken by surprise.

Leliana ran to her own quarters and grabbed her bow and arrows before she ran outside into the Chaos, hoping and praying that Skylar stayed where she was. That girl was nowhere near ready to take on a bandit! "Please just do as you're told..." Leliana muttered under her breath as the bitter cold of the outside nearly froze her as soon as she left the warmth of the Chantry.

She was not surprised to find that with all the chaos it was still snowing. All around her the white snow on the ground was stained red. She had to give her head a shake to rid herself of the horror. She couldn't be scared now, she HAD to fight. She had to defend, she had to protect! She couldn't let those Damn bandits into the chantry! That was where the Villagers were going... That was where Skylar was.

She ran to the top of the stairs and looked around in search of the enemy, it didn't take long for her to find her first target. A large man with an axe in his hand. He was towering over a woman who was trying to crawl away from him. From the look on his face Leliana could tell that if he had it his way she was not about to go anywhere. However... Leliana had a different idea in mind for him.

With one swift movement she pulled an arrow from her sheath and aimed it directly at the man's head. The Bandit didn't even have time to yell out in pain as the arrow embedded itself directly into his skull before his body went limp and lifeless and crumbled to the snow covered ground.

Loading up another arrow Leliana realized that the entire village was over-run with them. It was like watching ants crawl all over an apple that had a bite taken out of it. An infestation. "Maker..." She breathed. The sound of screaming, terrorized, hurting villagers found her ears. She had to resist the urge to bring her hands to her head in an attempt to block out the sound. The screaming was all around her. It made her feel nauseous.

Without thinking the Spymaster began firing arrow after arrow at every bandit that she saw. They all seemed to have the same idea in mind. They must have been thinking that Haven was a weak village and not ready for any kind of attack! After everything that was going on with the Breech, in a way they were correct and smart to attack at this time. But in another way they were stupid. Haven may not have been suspecting any kind of attack but Haven was also armed to it's teeth with Soldiers, Agents, a Spymaster, ex-Templars, Rogues, and so many other people who banded together to fight against the demons that were constantly pouring out of the breech.

So while the Bandits were able to make a few people fall, they themselves began to drop like flies as the people of Haven defended themselves like they had been doing for weeks now.

"DON'T LET THEM RETREAT!" Leliana cried. "IF THEY RETREAT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY RETURN WITH MORE! LET US NOT TAKE THAT RISK!" Her words were powerful as every Soldier took up arms and defended their little village.

The Bandits may have thought they could take the village by surprise but in return they too were surprised to find that every soldier was well trained and armed to the teeth! Cullen and Cassandra were good teachers. They made sure to train as many villagers as they could. Cullen had thought it was a stupid idea, but in the back of Cassandra's mind she always had the fear of something like a bandit attack. It seems that her fears were correct and so in a way they were ready for this.

With another arrow about to slip from her fingers and find it's way into another Bandit's skull Leliana yelped as a fist connected to the back of her head.

"Silence, Wench!" A man's voice growled.

Leliana's vision was blurry. She was on the ground. She was so dizzy. How could she let this happen? She could have been watching all around her! Not just what was in front... She made a mistake... And it looked like it might just be her last.

The Bandit began to laugh as he lifted his boot and kicked Leliana in the side of her head when she attempted to jump to her feet.

She was knocked onto her back and her bow was kicked away from her hand and down the stone steps.

"I won't let you ruin this for us, we worked too damn, bleedin hard for us to lose now! We traveled so far for this! We bloody camped in freezing snow! We ran out of food days ago and now this will be our Village by morning!" He hissed as he stood over the Spymaster. "It is either us or you who are going to die! You might have the upper hand right now... But I promise you the tides will turn as soon as you are dealt with. No more picking off my men like they are flies..." The bandit went quiet and looked up with a sick grin on his face, but very quickly his grin was gone when he realized that while he was trying to take out the Spymaster his own men were almost completely wiped out.

"You were stupid and arrogant to attack us." Leliana struggled. "We will never lose to Bandits. We are well organized and very well trained, you will never make it out of my village alive... My friends won't let that happen. We won't let you bastards hurt anyone else!" She looked up at him before she quickly reached into her belt for a small concealed dagger.

But that was exactly what the bandit was expecting her to do.

His large boot came down and kicked her directly in the abdomen and then in the side, and then in the side of the head again.

Blood, she could taste it. It was like her mouth was full of thin, warm, melted metal. It spilled out between her lips and ran down her chin. She couldn't stop herself from coughing. The snow near her face turning red with every cough.

She turned herself onto her stomach in an attempt to crawl away to put as much distance between her and him as she could, but of course like he had done so many times already his boot connected with her and threw her right back onto her back. From there she coughed again with her eyes screwed tightly shut.

She couldn't think. Her head was spinning. The only thing she was sure of was that this man was here to hurt her, this man was going to make her hurt as much as he could before he let her die. He was going to make her beg for death. Leliana opened her eyes and looked up at the sky, but all she could see was the snow falling.

But there was more impact, to her rips, and then to her head, and then to her abdomen again. This man was going to make sure that Leliana was not going to see the light of the morning. If he was going to die he was going to take the Spymaster down with him.

She groaned as the Bandit began to circle around her like a wolf circling it's prey. That sick grin was back on his face and for the first time in a very long time Leliana found herself completely mortified for what was about to happen next.

"Yeah... You are mine now." He laughed as he ungracefully bent down and grabbed Leliana by the back of her collar. He dragged her away from the battle and into the trees, away from anyone who might hear her or see. "Don't want any of your bleedin friends interrupting my fun now do we?" He threw her against a tree before he gave her one good punch to the side of the head.

Her legs crumbled under her and she slid down to the ground where she sat with her back against tree's trunk. It was getting so hard to keep her eyes open now. She was hurting everywhere. Her head, her chest, her stomach. She didn't know where she was hurting the most... She was pretty sure her ribs were broken and with the amount of blood she was coughing up she was certain her lung was punctured. She was going to die here, like this, at the mercy of a filthy bandit... She began to shake in complete terror when she realized what exactly he was going to do next. A tiny whimper escaped her lips as she closed her eyes tightly. She didn't want to watch. Why couldn't he have just killed her first? Was there no mercy? Was the Maker really going to let this happen to her!? Leliana didn't even have the strength to lift her own arms up. They were limp and at her sides. she was completely defenseless, scared, and hurt. All the poor woman could do was screw her eyes shut and pray.

"If I am going to die here tonight..." He trailed off. "I want to die happy." His voice was a very low and dark chuckle as his hands began to undo his belt as he took a step closer to Leliana.

WOOPS! I ran out of time for this chapter! Sorry guys! I will update as soon as I can!

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