Razor sharp claws, jagged teeth, a great white beast reared, one very unlucky venatori locked in her jaws.
How had she gotten into this mess? All she wanted, all she'd set out to do, was find her family! She never asked to be attacked! She had only wanted directions, what was it with men and directions?!
And just what was their problem, anyway? She hadn't been hurting them. Well, she was now, but that was beside the point. Who knew the Hinterlands was such a volatile area?
As the last of her enemies fell, the monster turned, hearing a new battle cry.
Another group came rushing down the hill toward her. A woman in shining armor at its head.
"Stop! Cassandra, no! STOP!"
A young elf threw herself between the woman and the beast, hands outstretched to fend off the warrior.
The beast cocked it's head to the side, studying the group.
"Stop?! Me?! Are you mad? That's a Snowy Wyvren, get away from it!" The woman shouted.
"She's not going to hurt us! See?"
The elf girl turned to face the beast, holding out a hand.
"Ceraes!""
Suddenly the beast was gone and a young elf girl with fire red hair was tackling Ceraes to the ground.
"Ceraes, of thank Dia! I've been looking everywhere for you! Where is brother? Is he alright? Are you alright?"
Ceraes laughed, hugging the red headed girl, "Slow down, Kyran! One thing at a time!"
She sat up, grinning brightly, and the two turned toward the rest of the group.
"Sweet Maker, there's two of them!" Varric barked, staring at the nearly identical elves.
"I think you mean three." Dorian corrected, stepping aside to reveal yet another elf.
"CENDRES!" Kyran shrieked, flinging herself off the ground and into Cendres' arms. He could only manage look annoyed for a few moments before he started laughing. He lifted the girl into the air and spun her around, her thousand questions forgotten.
Ceraes grinned and leaped up on to her brother's back, sending the three elves tumbling to the ground in a heap.
The rest of the party looked on in amazement. Save Dorian, none of them had ever seen Cendres act in such a manner. And even Dorian was surprised by his friend's sudden outburst.
After a time, the siblings grew calm once more, though Kyran still hung on to her brother and sister, holding them close.
"I missed you guys, so much."
"We missed you too." Ceraes hugged her tightly.
Cendres simply hummed in agreement, wrapping both girls up in a tight embrace.
"Emma lethal'lan'in, emma vhen'an'in."
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"So, how many of you are there exactly?" Sera asked later once they'd made it back to camp, staring down the siblings.
"Just us three," Ceraes laughed. "I promise."
"Well, considering that, up until about an hour ago, we all thought there were only two of you, you can't blame the girl for wondering." Varric pointed out, giving Cendres a grin.
"Yes, Inquisitor, why did you not tell us about her before?" Cassandra frowned at the elves.
Cendres shrugged, "It didn't seem important at the time, she wasn't here. Now she is, so now it is. And, I suppose, introductions are in order."
"Everyone," Cendres put his hand on Kyran's shoulder. "This is my sister-"
"My twin!" Ceraes rushed to add.
"Kyraneth."
"Why are you all different colors?" Cole stared awkwardly at the siblings, studying them.
Cendres laughed, it was a common question. Though they all shared startlingly similar facial features, all three siblings had different hair and eye colors. Cendres with white locks and silver eyes, Ceraes with jet black and electric blue, and finally Kyraneth with fire red and emerald green.
"Are you really all related?" Sera asked, squinting at the three. "Especially you two, you can't possibly be twins looking like that."
"We can, and we are." Kyran replied.
"And that is all that needs to be said on the matter." Cendres said, his expression leaving no room for argument.
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"She never fit in with the others in the clan." Cendres told Dorian later, watching Kyran flit about the camp, learning everyone's names. "None of us did, but her the least."
"We already had more than enough mages, and her magic manifested while she was still so young."
"They were afraid of her, so they sent her away. I argued with our Keeper for weeks, trying to make her reconsider, but it wasn't her I had to convince. She would have let Kyran stay, she knew how much it meant to me, keeping our family together, it was the clan that wanted her gone. There was nothing I could do."
Dorian glanced over at the lively red head, joking with The Iron Bull, dancing with Sera, discussing the Fade with Solas; she was the light in her family. She made the night brighter, the air lighter, and brought a smile to everyone's face.
"It must have been hard to watch her go."
Cendres stared at his little sister, her green eyes glimmering as she and Solas began to argue the merits of transfiguration.
"Surprisingly, no." He smiled, she'd just turned a nearby druffalo into a nug, startling her nearby companions and drawing a laugh from her sister.
"She was ready to go. She knew what they all thought of her, it was only holding her back. She wanted to travel, to learn, and this was her chance."
"Not long after she was supposed to have made it to her new clan, Ceraes and I received a letter. She had met a Qunari mercenary group called the Valo'kas and wouldn't be staying with the new clan after all."
"That explains the hair." Dorian laughed, gesturing to the girls long braided tresses.
"She just sounded so happy in her letters after that. I was proud of her, I still am. I'm glad she came to find us."
"Really?" Dorian raised an eyebrow. "Because, if I remember correctly, you tried to chase Ceraes off when she showed up."
"Yes," Cendres smiled, his eyes turning to the mage. "And someone made me realize how foolish I was being, turning away from the person who cared most about me in the world. I'm not ignorant enough to make the same mistake twice."
"I'll be worried for her, you can bet on that, but I'm stronger for having her here. Her and Ceraes."
Dorian watched the Inquisitor's eyes steel with determination.
"And now that we're all together, nothing will ever separate us again."
XX
Author's Notes:
Emma lethal'lan'in, emma vhen'an'in-My sisters, my hearts
Allllllllllllrighty, so, our family is complete!
I hope you all enjoyed meeting Kyran, she is actually the character of a dear friend of mine.
You see, this whole story started when I made my second Inquisitor. I was all, "Yeah! I'm gonna make a girl and romance Cullen!"
So I did. And when I was done making her I was like: "Yeah, look at you, you're so damn pretty! My pretty bab-heywaitaminute..."
She looked exactly like Cendres. I basically remade Cendres, but as a girl (if you hadn't already guessed, that's when Ceraes was born). *head desk*
So then, I sent a picture to my friend Cali and she was like, "hey I should make an elf, they can be buddies and stuff. That'd be neat."
And I was like, yeah, okay, cool.
Then she made her. And she too looked exactly like Cendres and Ceraes. So we went, fuck it! Siblings! And smashed them all together.
So, yeah, shenanigans.
Anywho, thank you so much for reading
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