"The Temple of Sacred Ashes," Solas exclaimed as it came into view. "What's left of it at least," Varric muttered. I couldn't help but agree with his assessment. Destruction was everywhere, whit a miracle holding up whatever hadn't fallen over. My eyes scanned over it all and my mind confirmed what I was seeing. What I first thought as piles of rubble was really bodies, both burned and frozen into place, the fear still somehow present upon their faces.

"That's where you came out of," Cassandra said, coming up to my side. "That's where the soldiers found you. They say there was a woman behind you, but no one knows who she was." I can feel tears burning at my eyes, and it's not from the smoke still billowing in this place. "All this destruction, and I lived?" I ask with disbelief. I glanced down at the mark on my hand and feel my throat constrict even more. "All those souls lost, those poor people," I manage to say before my voice gives out entirely and I drop to my knees.

Varric comes up and gently pats my back. "Come on, Glow-worm," Varric says softly. "Let's go see what we can do to fix this." I looked up and see Solas offering his hand to help me up. Cassandra was already walking towards the temple's entrance. Once on my feet I wipe the tears and once again set my resolve to do whatever I can to fix this.

We walked down a set of stairs that opened into what would have been an upper level. I faintly remembered the view we were seeing, the opening in front of us having been the main hall where the Conclave had been held. My eyes lifted and where there should have been roof and rafters was open sky and the Breach. "That's a long ways up there," Varric said with an impressive whistle. "Duly noted," I murmur in agreement.

I hear the soft sound of a rock tumbling behind us and turn, hand on my blades ready to draw, and see Leliana and a score of soldiers. "You're here, thank the Maker," Leliana says coming up and grasping my arms. "Leliana," Cassandra cuts in, "have your men take up positions around the temple." Leliana nods her head and starts guiding men where to go. "Here's your chance to end this," Cassandra says turning to me. "Are you ready?"

I take another look up at the Breach. "I have no idea how to get up to that," I say, my voice a bare whisper. "Any plan on how to get me up there?" I ask, looking at Cassandra again. "No, this is the first, and the key," Solas says before Cassandra can reply. I follow his gaze to a rift sitting in the middle of the temple. "Seal this and you may seal the Breach." Cassandra's lips drew into a thin line as she thought over what Solas just said. "Let's find a way down," she finally says.

We had made it to the end of the walkway when a voice thundered through the temple – "Bring forth the sacrifice" – and we all paused for a moment. When nothing else happened we cautiously continued. Around the next corner we could see a faint glow of red and I heard Varric make a sound that can only be described as a strangled simper.

"You know what this stuff is, right, Seeker?" he said, his voice weak. "I see it, I just don't believe it," Cassandra replied. I raised an eyebrow quizzically at Solas, hoping he might have an explanation. "Red Lyrium," he mouthed to me. Even with the answer I still didn't know what it was.

"What's it doing here?" Varric asked, worry evident in his voice. "Magic below the temple might have called to it," Solas responded. "The explosion might have corrupted it." Varric gave an involuntary shutter. "It's evil, whatever caused it. Don't touch it," he said. I quickly drew my hand back to me, as I has about to grab some.

We continued our way down to the center of the temple. There was a drop off that we had to jump in order to get there. Just as I landed the area around the rift seemed ripple and suddenly I was staring at a ghostly green image of what might have been a man. It was hard to tell, everything was rather distorted. Never the less, the image startled me enough that I stumbled back, only stopping when I felt a warm body behind me and heard the soft shush from Solas.

"Bring forth the Sacrifice," the image said. Suddenly there was an image of a woman in chantry clothes being suspended in the air with her arms out stretched and wrapped in red glowing magic. "Divine Justinia," Cassandra breathed out. Before any of us could make any more comment on what we were seeing, the image of the divine called out for help and a ghostly image of ME showed up.

The man turned towards my ghostly image, which happened to be right in front of me, and after calling it (me) an intruder ordered my execution. I gasped and just like that, the images disappeared. I was still reeling over seeing someone order my death, when Cassandra stormed up and grabbed me roughly by my arms.

"You were there!" she seethed. "Who was it? Who attacked? Is it true what we are seeing?" I stood there opening and closing my mouth like a fish for a few minutes before I finally found my voice. "I don't remember!" I cried out. "Echoes of the past," Solas said before Cassandra could question me further. We all turned toward him for an explanation. He wandered around the rift before continuing.

"The Fade bleeds in here," he said slowly. "This rift is sealed, albeit temporarily. Opening it will allow us to close it properly, but will also attract attention from the other side." He fixed Cassandra with a knowing look and she quickly turned towards all the soldiers who had gathered. "That means demons!" she cried out, and everyone shifted into a readying position.

Solas looked at me and gave a subtle nod. I looked up at the Breach quickly before focusing on the rift and using the mark to open it. I immediately wished I hadn't as an enormous Pride demon came tumbling through the rift, landing on its knees and sat for a moment gathering itself. "Fen'harel take me!" I exclaimed. "I'm not sure that's how the saying goes," Solas said with an amused expression on his face. "I'd rather Fen'harel take me than that thing," I replied. And before either of us could say any more, the Pride demon was on its feet attacking.