The Grey wardens have just gone in the mill and through the passage using the signet ring given from Teagan, Eamon is ill and something is wrong with Connor knowing that this might be a trap Teagan went to help anyways.
The Cellar
"Alright everyone we must help Teagan and Eamon's family, we will be running into more of those monsters that attacked the village so be alert." Morrigan speaks. "For someone to have made these monsters it must have been done by a demon."
"What a demon are you certain?" Alistair replied. "Yes I am it's the only possibility." "Then we will have no choice but to kill the demon." Christina answered
As the wardens continue through the passage they see a hallway of prison cells. "Ah I remember being here when I was little I'd lock myself down here in a cell I wasn't found till a few days later sigh good times." Everyone turned to look at Alistair with a confused face.
"What? I was little when I did that. Have none of you done that?" "All went replied "Nope." "Huh suit yourself it was fun haha….. Please stop looking at me like that?"
Suddenly a voice came out of nowhere "Uh hello is anyone there?" Christina looked where the voice is coming from. And found a mage locked in a cell she notices that he's been badly hurt.
"Is your name Jowan by any chance?" "It is you have heard of me?" "Yes and I think you're lucky that Warrick isn't here." Jowan had a shocked look on his face.
"Warrick is still alive how can that be I feared he'd be killed for helping me…..Jowan looks down and speaks with regret…escape the circle." "You poisoned Arl Eamon why?" Christina asked
"I was hired by Teyrn Loghain he said that if I did this he'd help sort the matter at the circle but he has abandoned here hasn't he?" "I've done nothing but make things worse I want to make things right again."
"Did you summon a demon Jowan?" "What? No I would never do such a thing, I was training Connor when I got here he had signs of magic."
"Connor a mage I can't believe it." Leliana speaks "If he's telling the truth." "Christina speaks out "It makes sense Leliana Arl Eamon fell ill and Connor made a deal with the demon to keep his farther alive."
Jowan says. "That's what I thought Connor must have wanted to help his farther but didn't know how, a demon came along saw the opportunity to take control over Connor by offering him a deal he won't refuse."
"You look badly hurt what happened?" Jowan looks down in shame "I was tortured by lady Isolde for she thought I summed the walking corpses but nothing I would have said would please her."
"That's when I first heard about the corpses." "I want to help these people please let me out?" Christina crosses her arms and thinks about it. "I don't know you could be lying and as soon as I let you out you'll try to run away."
"I won't I promise, after all I've done I've only made things worse I must undo my mistakes." The group speak of their options. Alistair speaks first. "Hmm he is a blood mage but Warrick does know him they were friends after all."
Morrigan then says next. "He would be helpful I say let him help and decide his fate after." Sten says "I say keep him locked in we'll handle these creatures ourselves he's too dangerous to let out."
Leliana last to speak. "He does sound like he wants to help these people I say let him help." Alistair speaks out again "He may sound he wants to help but he is a blood mage after all we can't afford to let him out."
Christina speaks "Alright enough everyone I've decided to let him out and help clear the castle of these monsters." "Oh thank you so much I won't disappoint you and don't worry I won't run away." Christina unlocked the cell door and Jowan walked off to fight any walking corpses around the castle.
After battle many of these monsters they finally managed to reach the main room. The wardens see Teagan dancing and Connor is clapping with a smile on his face. They approach Connor and Connor sees them coming to them.
"Who are you, are you the ones that ruined my fun by saving that stupid village?" "We are yes we've came to see Arl Eamon and help you if able." Christina replied.
"Who is she mother I don't see well enough?"
"This is a woman Connor just like I am." Isolde said nervously. "That's not true she's younger than you and more beautiful, why I'm surprised you don't order her execution out of fit of jealously haha."
"Connor I beg of you don't kill anyone?" Connor places his hand to hold his head like he's got a headache.
Connor shakes his head "Mother where am I what's going on?" "Oh thank the maker Connor are you there? Can you hear me?" "Get away from me fool woman you are starting to bore me."
Isolde gives a shocked look on her face then turns to look at Christina.
"Grey Warden please don't hurt my son he just wanted to help his farther."
"He made a deal to a demon to do so, foolish child." Morrigan replied. "It was a fair deal. Farther is alive just the way I want him now it's my turn to send out my armies and conquer the lands."
"Connor I know you were trying to help your farther but going to a demon wasn't the best idea snap out of the demon's control you are a mage with strong will no doubt." Christina said trying to reach to Connor.
"There's no point in trying his body is mine now, now you will pay for spoiling my sport for saving that stupid village." The demon replies then runs off.
Alistair quickly says; "Don't kill Teagan just knock him out." The guards and Teagan attack the Grey wardens. They start fight off the guard's and Bann Teagan, The warden's group quickly drew their weapons out for the fight.
"Alistair I'll handle Teagan the rest of you fight the guards." Christina said as she about to fight Teagan, the group fought The Arl's guards as Teagan fights with Christina.
Teagan swings his sword left and right at Christina, Christina knew how skilled Teagan is but with fighting him again that's against his will make it harder than before to beat him without harming him too much.
Christina blocks his attacks well and counters attack, she strikes high and fast Teagan blocks it without trouble. Christina quickly attacks again but goes for the legs swinging her sword from the side and the other but Teagan blocks them.
Teagan kicks Christina into the next room, Christina goes far from that kick but she manages to quickly regain back in the fight before he attacks again. Teagan swings left and right quickly, Christina was able to block them, she counter attacks Teagan uses her shield to try to knock him down. But Teagan sees it coming and doges by moving out of the way in time Christina puts too much force into the shield bash.
She turns around quickly and sees Teagan running out her with his sword raised; she quickly thinks "Now is the time to bash my shield into him before he strikes." Christina gets into the right pose for the move to work.
Teagan swings his sword at her from the top Christina hits him with her shield in time and Teagan becomes confused by the hit from her shield. She quickly kicks Teagan powerful enough to sending down to the ground.
She moves to him as she sees him trying to get back up about to him again but with the hilt of her sword but it wasn't needed he stayed down and was no longer moving.
She went into the main hall and see everyone has finished their fights the guards are dead Lady Isolde runs to Christina and asked. "Is Teagan dead Grey Warden?"
"No he's just unconscious I knocked him out." "Oh thank Andraste, thank you Grey Warden I wouldn't have forgiven myself if he had due to my foolishness."
"You should've known this would happen lady Isolde but you did anyways and for now I don't see any other options then to kill Connor in order to free him from the demon!"
"No there was be another way you saw he breaks through sometimes he's still there please someone tell me there's another way?"
"There is lady Isolde but I don't think you'll like it." Jowan said as he enters the room. "You! You did this, this is all your fault Jowan!"
"This is your fault lady Isolde you made his actions possible!" Christina replied. Isolde stuttering as she says "I….I only tried to do what was best for him and Eamon, (Isolde then spoke in anger) I wasn't going to lose him to magic."
Alistair turned to Jowan and asked "What did you mean by "there is but I don't think you'll not like it?" You know I am a blood mage but there are 3 ways to stop the demon killing the host is one of them of course but I could use my magic to get another mage in the fade to confront the demon but it requires a lot of the substance, all of it in fact."
"Alistair quickly rejected "No, no way you are using blood magic to help Connor." "It was only a suggestion." Jowan replied. "Alistair let him finish talking." Lady Isolde said.
"In order for me to do this someone will need to give up their blood but…." Morrigan finishes the sentence. "They will have to give it all up for it to happen. It is a good plan if someone was willing to do it."
"No that's out of the question we're not using blood magic to fix this problem." Christina rejected quickly. "What's the other option Jowan?"
"If you could find more mages non blood magic mages willing and able to help at the circle of magi but I heard they have a demon problem going on in there."
"Hmm the Magi aren't far from here either." Christina begins to think for a moment. "Right everyone that's the plan we're going to the circle of Magi for their help."
"What of Jowan Grey Warden?" Sten asked "He should stay and help keep an eye in Connor while we're away." Alistair you can stay here if you like help with Jowan, lady Isolde and Bann Teagan?"
"No they'll be fine without me I can hardly do much to help anyways, I'll go check on Teagan he should be back to himself again."
"Farewell Lady Isolde we'll be as soon as we've gotten help for Connor." "May the maker watch other you Grey Wardens."
After Alistair has checked up on Teagan knowing he's back up and himself again he took him to the main hall with the others then ran to catch up with the group.
"Damn if only I had Doni with me I'd send him to deliver a letter to camp ahead of us." Christina said. But then she looked around in the Castle grounds and sees horses with no riders.
The wardens got on the horses and they rode them to camp. After a long while of riding they arrive at camp and sees Warrick and Doni talking to each other. Doni hears their steps and turns around to look in that direction, he runs to his mistress in a very cheery mood.
Christina goes on one knee and her arms out ready for a hug to give him. "Oh there's good boy oh I missed you oh yes I have Hahaha," everyone but Leliana. Went back to where they were in camp before they left.
Doni jumping all over and around Christina Alistair sees such joy on her face he's glad to see that for it hasn't been the best experience for her being a Grey Warden. Leliana joins Christina for she gets on well with Doni.
"Hey ya boy been having fun here at camp eh? Hahaha so full of energy you are." Doni jumps onto Leliana and licking and playing around, Christina looks at them both with a smile on her face reminds her of time when she first got Doni.
Warrick slowly walks towards Christina for news on Arl Eamon. Christina sees him approaching she gets up and points to him to come over to this stump where they first planned their Journey.
"Christina what news have you got about Arl Eamon and the Circle of magi?" Warrick asked "Well I'm guessing you've heard word about your home."
"I have yes I was hoping you had more information on it." "Well I don't but considering in it's your home and I assigned you to go there anyways. You should go there and help them take who you want but not everyone leave two or three at camp."
"Ok can you be one of them milady…I mean Christina?" Christina thinks about it for a few moments "If I can have lunch first then yes sure, but you are still leading the group Warrick."
"…..Damn it fine I'll lead the group good I'll go ask two more." Warrick walks over to Doni and asks him, Doni accepted Warrick then asks Leliana and she accepts as well, Warrick goes to his tent and gets ready.
Morrigan sees Warrick get geared up for his travel to the circle of Magi and calls him over to ask a favour of him while he's at the Circle of Magi.
"Warrick come here I'd like to ask you something." "Sure Morrigan ask away." "While you are at the circle of Magi could you look for a book that's black and have the symbol I told you before?"
"Why is it a book a spells?" "Sort of it use to belong to my mother I recalled when she yelled a lot for finding that one of her books was missing stolen perhaps, and it cost her great pain it still gives her great pain knowing that she no longer has it."
"So you find the circle of Magi would have such a book?" I do yes, what better way to hide such a book away than in the circle of Magi where no-one but the first enchanter can have stored away."
"Hmm I guess I could have a look for you shouldn't be too hard to find, such a book like that would be in the first enchanters office."
"Thank you Warrick now run along the book isn't going to come looking for you ya know." Warrick goes to his group he has picked for his quest but he fears the worse of what's happening at the circle he is confident in his abilities to face two or three demons, but a whole circle full of them?
Even he knows there's only so much he can handle with demons everyone is ready and Warrick is now about to find out what's it like to lead a group as a Grey Warden and all the decisions he is going to face.
I am sorry for it has been a long time since I uploaded a chapter but my life got busy but I am always continuing with my fanfics I do hope you enjoy reading this and thanks for sticking with me and my fanfic.
