She woke up in the morning to a big slobbery lick from Max.
"Ugh Max its too early for this" she said trying to push him away.
"Actually breakfast will be ready in a few minuets." Leliana said. She was on her knees sitting just inside the opening of Keira's tent. She looked at Leliana and pulled the blankets over her own head.
"Come on sleepy head its time to get up." she whimpered poking Keira's leg. She didn't want to get up. She didn't want to deal with Alistair or even think about facing Zevran. The pokes on her leg weren't stopping though. So uncovered her head.
"How's Alistair?" she mouthed to Leliana.
"Grumpy." she mouthed back. What a way to start the morning. Keira thought.
"Fine I'll be out in a minute." she conceded. She watched as Leliana made her way out and called Max out too for some breakfast. As soon as the flap closed she lifted up her pillow. There laid her drawing book left there from the night before. She threw it into her pack and put her armor on. She knelt in front of the flap for her tent and was considering just crawling back into bed. She took a deep breath and stepped out.
Everyone was sitting around the fire waiting for breakfast to be done. Wynne sat next to Leliana who was humming a happy tune. Oghren and Alistair where sitting opposite of them and Sten was standing with his back towards Wynne looking out at the forest. Zevran was nowhere to be seen and that was a small blessing for her.
"Its almost ready." Leliana chimed. She walked around to the log where Leliana and Wynne were sitting and sat next to her favorite bard.
"Did you get some sleep?" asked the aging mage. Keira looked at her and shrugged.
"I got enough I suppose." she said looking into the fire. She heard Alistair snort across the fire. She looked up at him and he just glared at her. She closed her eyes and shook her head. She wasn't about to get into a fight with him because he was jealous. She wasn't exactly sure who would win but she knew that because he was angry there was adrenaline coursing through his veins and that would give him and edge.
"Where's Zev" he asked through clenched teeth.
"I have no clue. You've been up longer than I have, I would think that you would know." she said trying to keep her temper in check.
"He's still in his tent." Sten said with a stone face. She looked at Alistair who playing with a twig he had found. She wanted to get up and yell at Alistair. He needed to get over whatever jealousy he had. If he was going be like this the rest of the time she was gonna leave him with Arl Eamon and Teagan. Let them deal with him.
"It's ready!" Leliana proclaimed opening the lid. She served everyone leftover stew from the night before. Keira just looked at it and played with her spoon. She wasn't at all hungry. She was far to angry at Alistair to eat. She stood up with her bowl and headed to Morrigan's camp just a few yards away.
"Ah look who finally decided to wake up!" The witch proclaimed as she grew closer.
"Good morning to you too Morrigan. I trust you slept well after rilling Alistair up." she said
"I heard him yelling at you last night, so I will apologize for that. You did not deserve it. However everything I told him last night I do stand by." She said crossing her arms.
"I don't expect you to apologize for anything you said to him last night. I just wish you would turn him into something non-dangerous until he calms down." she said sitting on a log next to her fire.
"That would be a real treat wouldn't it?" she said chuckling.
"Did you make your own breakfast Morrigan because if not I have some stew you could have." Keira said offering her the bowl.
"I haven't eaten yet so thank you." she said taking the bowl and sitting next to her.
"So what was Alistair yelling at you about last night? I heard something about Zevran." she said taking a bite.
"He's convinced that Zev is still trying to kill me in my sleep." she said staring at the fire.
"Its been two months and he hasn't tried yet. What would give him that idea?"
"I don't know." she said resting her head in her hands. She sat there for a while longer until Morrigan finished the stew.
"Well that wasn't as half as bad as I suspected." she stated hand the empty bowl back.
"Its better than the rabbit we've been eating." She said standing up and walking back towards the camp. She stopped about half way when she realized that Zevran had joined the others. He was standing next to Sten eating his bowl of stew. She wasn't sure what to do. She wanted to run and hide but she knew she couldn't do that forever. She took a deep breath and prayed that Zev wouldn't say anything about last night and continued her way towards camp. She walked up and took her place back sitting next to Leliana.
"Your bowl is empty. Do you need more?" Leliana said almost singing.
"No its ok." she said placing her bowl on the ground. She looked at the base of the fire determined not to look at either Zevran or Alistair. She didn't need this today. They were still another day from Redcliffe so it was all walking today.
"Something wrong dear?" Wynne said.
"No, I'm just ready to get going. We have a long walk ahead of us." she lied.
"Then lets get packed." Sten said turning towards his tent. She nodded and stood up and headed to her own tent. She focused her vision on her tent and refused to look at either Alistair or Zevran. She reached her tent and realized someone was behind her. She turned quickly and was surprised it was Wynne.
"You need to defuse this tension between the three of you or we might never get anything done." she said looking Keira straight in the eye.
"I can't make Alistair and Zev get along Wynne. Just like I can't make Alistair and Morrigan get along." she turning back towards her tent.
"You have to try dear."
"I don't know what to try Wynne. I want everyone to get along but Alistair will always dislike Zev." she said as she took her tent down.
"Just try." the old mage said as she turned and walked away. She wasn't sure what to do. In her mind it wasn't possible to make two rivals like each other. She had to do something though. That much Wynne had been right about. She would have to pull Alistair off to the side first and talk to him after he calmed down.
After a while everyone was packed up and ready to go. They had placed their tents and bed rolls into Bodahn's wagon, as part of the deal they had struck. She headed the group and started walking down the road toward's Redcliffe. She wasn't really paying any attention to the things they passed or the things her companions where talking about. She was lost in her own thoughts.
"Hello Keira!" Leliana had said to her. She was walking right beside her and Keira had missed something she said.
"I'm sorry Leliana. What did you say?"
"I said what are you thinking about so deeply?" her reply sounded slightly annoyed. She looked at her friend then looked back to see where the everyone was behind them. She saw that the closest was Oghren but he was still out of ear shot if she kept her voice low enough.
"I was thinking about what you said last night right before you went to bed." she replied in a low voice. Leliana looked at for a moment trying to figure out what Keira had meant.
"Oh that last question I asked you right?" she said proud that she had figured it out.
"Yes that. I don't think I could just do that and walk away." she said staring at her feet.
"I didn't think that you would be able to." she said smiling. "I think its cute."
"Yea try telling that to Mr. Grouchy back there." she whispered. Leliana giggled.
"I don't honestly think that he'll ever get over you though." she said in a serious tone.
"I know." she sighed. At the very least she wanted Alistair back on her side again. She didn't enjoy him being angry with her. He had always been like a brother to her but that was it.
"Oh hello Zevran." Leliana suddenly said. Zevran had run up and was walking on the other side of Keira now. I'm in the middle of two rogues. She thought as she laughed at the idea. Before the Blight that thought might have worried her but now? She was just in the company of friends.
"Hello Leliana. Would you excuse the Warden and I? I would like to have a chat with her." he said smoothly.
"Oh of course." Leliana giggled as she stopped and waited for Wynne to catch up.
"So my dear. May I say you look radiant this morning as usual." he said smiling at her. Creators she wasn't ready to deal with him.
"Starting the flattery early this morning are we?" she said trying to sound as normal as possible.
"It is never too early to compliment a beautiful woman such as yourself." she rolled her eyes.
"What did you want to talk about Zev? I'm running short on nerves today." she said again finding interest in what her feet were doing.
" I do not doubt it. I just wanted to say that I heard Alistair yelling at you last night, and perhaps what you said to Leliana." he said with a smirk. She could feel her whole face turning red as she punched him in the arm.
"You were spying on us!" she yelled at him "How dare you!" she clenched her fists together at her sides. It was all she could do to not grab her bow and shoot him.
"Is something wrong up here?" Alistair said as he came running up.
"YES there is something wrong! Both of you thats what wrong! Zev quite spying on me! Alistair get over yourself and both of you had better not even THINK of talking to me for the rest of the day or I swear on the Creators that I will put an arrow through each of your hearts and not even think twice about it!!" she finished yelling. Both stood there dumbfounded and looked at each other as she stormed on down the road.
She was shaking she was so angry. She needed to fight something. To hear her arrows breaking bone as they passed through a body. A group of darkspawn would be perfect. She was gonna need more than one to kill to calm her down.