A/N – I read "Anders management" in one of the stories here on FFnet, but I can't remember in which one. If YOU are the creator of this expression, I hope you don't mind me borrowing it.
CHAPTER 7 – All you need is blood
(from the diary of Aymir Hawke)
Yes, I also feel that I'm getting more and more psychotic lately.
Anders offered his help controlling my darker side. Look who's talking...When I mentioned this to Mother, she (although she protested a couple of days ago) said that maybe I do need Anders Management. Go, figure.
Finally, we'd gotten out of Kirkwall! It was about time! Go to Sundermount, give amulet to the Dalish, spend some time airing out my head. That was my original plan.
No complaining here, I've gotten to see a new colour other then beige! Yay! Sure, Hightown is nice and everything, but where did they get metric tons of beige rocks?
So, Sundermount. Fought some spiders (ewwww, hate spiders), spoke with the Dalish Keeper ; go to the top of the mountain. Ahhh, not barefoot, I hope. Scratch that, that's another story. Besides, that had volcano and a ring.
But, I have to take along the Keeper's apprentice. Great, the more the merrier. Climb, fight, oh wow, Merrill is a mage. Fenris does not approve. Ran into some of her fellow Dalish, they were thrilled that she's leaving.
Fight some more spiders (ewww, still hate 'em), corpses, shades. The usual routine; kill everything that moves, and loot 'em. Arrived at the top of the mountain, Merrill did the ritual; Flemeth was satisfied, as far as I could tell. Told me some cryptic things. Just so she knows, this whole 'cryptic' routine isn't mysterious, it's just annoying.
Ritual finished, went back to camp., Keeper was happy, everyone was happy. But only because we were taking Merrill with us. So, I wouldn't necessarily say it was one of my worst days.
But! Just before leaving Sundermount, while heading back to Kirkwall, I had a small issue with my companions. It was mutiny!
They'd been complaining that they helped me gather enough sovereign to get new clothes, and weapons; now they want them. (It's good that they haven't seen my buying that fancy bow for 8 sovereigns from the Dalish ,otherwise I wouldn't be the leader by now.)
Anders wanted something that reminds him of his kitty, Ser-Pounce-a-lot.
Bethany wanted a new dress, but said that it should not be like the ones Isabela wears.
Isabela said she does not suggest touching her clothes, but she'd wear something similar, like the same dress, but in different colour.
Varric... now that I think about it, he did not ask for anything specific.
Aveline, armour, armour, armour, but that's about it.
Merrill said her clothes are completely good, she just needs some recolouring.
My Squishy, well he was a complete surprise. He said he wants new clothes. Wow!
... and they all want new weapons!
Sheesh. Tomorrow, I have to go shopping.
But then no more complaining, no more mutiny! Or you'll walk the plank, ye scurvy dogs!
