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I think I have finally almost beaten Dragon Age Inquisition after over 100 hours of playing it. xDDD But then again I don't know. I keep stopping to do all the side quests.

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Her heart was pounding in her chest and her mind was racing a thousand miles per minute. She didn't know what to do or what to say. What was going to happen now that the Spymaster knew that she was a mage? Was she going to tell everyone else?

Skylar knew that she should have stayed back there and explained to Leliana the importance of not telling anyone, but the tension had grown so high during the interaction that Skylar just had to get out of there. The moment when she lost control of her magic she knew that the situation was far above her. It didn't matter that everyone thought that Skyar was Andraste's Herald, Skylar was simply Skylar. A small, lost, Viking girl found stuck in a situation that she shouldn't even have any part of in the first place.

The Herald rounded a corner and came to a stop out in the hall somewhere.

Bent at the hips and with her hands on her knees she tried to catch her breath. She honestly didn't know what she was going to do.

This was going to go one of two ways.

Either Leliana was going to drop it and not tell anyone, thinking that it was not a big deal.

Or she was going to do the more likely thing and start asking around and dig to find out more information about Skylar and as a result she would eventually uncover Skylar's deepest darkest secret, that she was nothing more than a barbarian. For Leliana it only came natural to dig for information... The Redhead always had the urge to find out more about someone, even more so than Varric. How Leliana didn't know every single detail about Skylar's life already was nothing short of a miracle.

She stood up straight and looked over her shoulder as she ran her hands though her hair.

Skylar didn't exactly have the time to think about what was going to happen.

She had to leave. She had a mission that needed her immediate attention. The mission couldn't wait at all.

The sooner that Breech was closed the sooner Skylar could vanish without a trace. It would be like the Herald was never there. She didn't know how the people would react to that... Maybe they would think that Skylar really was a saint or something and once her use was used up she vanished. In the mind of the Herald that would be a win win situation for everyone.

Looking around one last time Skylar turned on her heel and ran to where Cassandra said she was going to meet her. But then she stopped dead in her tracks.

No.

She had to do something first.

She was going to be gone for over a week.

A lot of things could happen during that time... Like Leliana telling the wrong person and then the Vikings maybe finding out and hunting down Skylar, thinking that she is in Haven.

There was one thing that Skylar failed to tell the others...

The Vikings wouldn't just come for Skylar.

They would rip Haven apart brick by brick.

Slaughtering anyone in their line of sight.

That is what they do... Anyone who is not a Viking is as good as dead.

Swallowing nervously Skylar scrambled to the library where she hoped she would find a certain Elven mage who was not too happy with her.

Solas didn't like the fact that Skylar chose to hide her true self. He thought she should take the step and embrace the fact that she was a mage. He thought it was a blessing. He didn't understand. No one did.

All except for Bull...

But Bull seemed to be the way he was because he simply did everything Skylar told him to do... In his eyes she was his Boss... So she didn't know if he was just doing the what Skylar said because she told him to or because he respected her beliefs.

"Solas!" Skylar basically ran into the Chantry library as if she was running from a monster.

"Skylar?" Solas's head snapped up and his staff was in his hands within a second. In his mind they were under attack. Skylar was never like this unless something was very wrong. "What's wrong?" He asked as his hand ignited with a flame that he was ready to throw at anyone who dared to attack.

"She knows!" Skylar slammed the door behind her by leaning up against it with her back.

"Excuse me...?" Solas raised a brow. Obviously this was not what he thought this was about.

"Leliana! She knows I am a mage!" She chirped in horror.

"And how does she know this? Did she spy on you?" He asked with a brow raised. "Are the Vikings here?" Solas was indeed concerned but he also was completely confused. Skylar had been so careful... How did the redhead find out? "Does she have people watching you?"

"Not... Exactly..." Skylar began to twiddle her thumbs and look very nervous.

"What happened...?" Solas sighed. He knew that look. That look usually happened when Skylar had a fallout or said something wrong to offend someone because she didn't think about the consequences before.

"Well..." Skylar tilted her head back, whacking it against the door as she groaned. "I went to see her..." She sighed.

"Was that very wise to do?" Solas asked as he set his staff aside and sat down in his arm chair. "If I do recall she was still fuming as of this morning." He said as he tilted his head to the side.

"Obviously not!" Skylar yelped with wide eyes before she began to pace back and forth due to the stress that she was feeling. "I wanted to see if she was ok, everyone is saying how she is acting so weird and wanted me to do something about it! I gave her space for days now and from what everyone has been telling me she has only gotten worse!" She ran her hands through her hair to get it out of her face before she turned to the Elven Mage. "Solas... What do I do? She can't know!" Skylar really was scared. "What if she says something to someone!?" Skylar was actually shaking. "I tried to talk to her but then one thing led to another and she pushed me and then before I knew it I did some kind of force push spell and slammed the door shut on her. Now she knows I am a mage!" Skylar looked like she was about to faint as she brought her hand to her mouth and began to bite on her thumb nail.

"Ok." Solas stood and made his way over to the distraught girl. "First thing you need to do..." He reached forward and pulled Skylar's hand away from her mouth before she could bite her nails off. "Is calm down and breath because it almost looks like you might pass out on me and I do not want to explain why the Herald of Andraste is unconscious in my care." He gave a small chuckle. "And second... How do you know Leliana is going to tell anyone? Do you want me to go and talk to her?" He asked.

Skylar instantly shook her head. "No! I told her not to tell anyone... Before I ran." She coughed slightly and looked away. "The entire thing went bad, I shouldn't have even went near her, obviously she doesn't even so much as like me, the woman doesn't want me near her." Skylar went quiet and bit her lower lip. "I can't have her saying anything to anyone though... But I don't want her to know anything else... Oh god..." Skylar buried her face in her hands and groaned. "I should have just left with Cassandra early... Maybe then this entire thing wouldn't have happened." She ended with a sigh.

"Agreed." Solas shrugged and went back so that he was sitting down in his arm chair.

"What?" Skylar peaked out from between her fingers to look at the Elven mage.

"You shouldn't have gone near her." The mage tilted his head. "What in the world were you thinking, the woman sounded like she was ready to rip your head off from your shoulders this entire week. You're crazy if you thought that by you going to talk to her things would have been... Better." The mage leaned forward in his chair and clasped his hands together as he looked up at the Herald. "And now that she knows about your little secret... How much does she know?" He asked, ear flicking slightly. "Just that you are a mage or that you are a mage and a barbarian by blood?" He tilted his head.

The way he was talking actually made Skylar's heart sink a tiny bit. "She only knows that I possess magic." She muttered.

"So now it is only a matter of time before she discovers-" The mage jumped slightly as Skylar slammed her marked hand down onto the table before she held it with her opposite hand, obviously regretting her action.

"She won't ever find that out! And if everything had gone my way no one would have known!" She hissed between her clenched teeth. Her face held an expression of pain as she turned away from the mage as she waved her hand a bit. As the days went by the pain came and went as it pleased. Of course the day she chose to slam her hand down was the day her mark chose to make itself known. "You're right though... I shouldn't have gone to her." Skylar ended with a sigh as she placed her hands on her hips and tilted her head back. "I always need to try to fix things... Don't I...? Stupid... Stupid girl." She grumbled to herself.

Solas's ears perked up. "Why do you say that?" He asked with a brow raised.

Skylar turned around and looked at him. "Say what?"

Solas narrowed his eyes and pushed himself up from his chair. "I have heard you say this on more than one occasion." He began as he stepped over to her once more. It looked like he was about to lecture a child. "You have said this when you thought that no one was listening. But I heard it once or twice. 'Stupid girl' Why do you call yourself that?." He asked glaring at her.

"Why do I call myself that...?" Skylar repeated his question with a sigh. "It doesn't matter. All that matters right now is that there is a fuming Redhead who hates my guts probably trying to hunt me down just so she can have someone to yell at. And not only that she now knows one of my darkest secrets... The Spymaster... Knows one of my darkest secrets..." She groaned and ran her hands over her face. "This day can't get any worse."

"Yes it can. Your Viking bloodline could show up at the front doors." Solas pointed out.

"You're not helping." Skylar grumbled.

"Yes well, you must forgive me because you just came to a mage saying to tell me that Leliana know knows one of your 'dark secrets' and that 'dark secret' is that you are a mage... Do you see the problem here? Forgive me if I take offence to this whole interaction." His brows furrowed as he gave Skylar a look.

Skylar shook her head and threw her hands up in the air. "Oh great... I made another mistake!" She wailed as she turned on her heel. "I shouldn't have come here either! I should have just left with Cassandra this morning!" She grumbled.

"Have no fears." Solas called after her. "I will try to keep the Spymaster grounded while you are gone. She will not find out anything else." He promised her. "She may know of the magic, but perhaps I can convince her not to speak to anyone else about it. She doesn't need to know anything else." He waved his hand at her.

Skylar was about to walk away but paused. "Thank you Solas." She murmured as she looked at him over her shoulder. "Maybe try to defuse her too? Heaven knows she won't listen to me..."

"I will see what I can do Herald." Solas said with a nod. "Perhaps I can speak to Bull and Varric to assist me. With Bull's... Charm and Varric's ability to tell stories maybe we can keep her busy while you are gone." The mage shrugged.

"Truth be told, Solas... Don't take this the wrong way but... I really don't care how you do it... Just get her not talk about it to anyone... Too bad we can't just simply erase her memories... Maker knows that would make things a whole hell of a lot easier than this..." Skylar sighed as she stepped out of the room.

Looking up and down the hall to be sure that the Spymaster was not perusing her she took off as fast as she could. Vanishing into the shadows until she was out of the Chantry.

She ran down the steps but just as she was about to round the corner to head down to the stables where Cassandra was waiting for her a hand caught her arm and pulled her to a stop.

With wide eyes and a tiny yelp she came to a dead stop, spinning around to face the one who dared to stop her.

"Forgive me but might I have a minute of your time."

Skylar blinked a few times and looked up to find that Haven's merchant; Seggrit was holding her arm and looking at her with brows furrowed. "Of course." She sputtered as the man let go of her arm. She stood up straight and tilted her head to the side as she looked at him. "Is something wrong?" There was concern in her voice. "If this is about your business... I'm sorry. But during times like these selling things in this area is hard to do... And a bandit raid was something we all didn't expect. I promise that after all of this is settled and done you will be compensated." She tried with a little apologetic smile.

Understandingly the man had voiced his complaints after the Bandit raid. Most of his wares had been destroyed or stolen and it was after this that the people of the village realized that hey didn't need to actually rely on the money pinching merchant for produce. They were able to live off the land. Villagers volunteered to go hunting, Skylar had been one of those volunteers as well. People even discovered that they were able to break the ice of the lake and fish, which left Seggrit with next to no business.

"That is now why I stopped you, My Lady." He shook his head before he bowed slightly. "I couldn't help but to notice how high the tension has been all throughout Haven this past week." He explained as he looked around.

"Yes well... A bandit raid would usually do that to people." Skylar said with a shrug. "A lot happened and we can't really blame everyone if they are on their toes."

"What about that man with the horns?" Seggrit arched a brow and crossed his arms over his chest. "The Qunari, is he staying here?" The Merchant suddenly had a look of extreme disapproval on his face.

"Bull?" Skylar blinked. "Yes, he is." She nodded. "He has been helping keep Haven safe."

"He just seems... I don't know, I don't trust him." Seggrit shook his head. "I don't like new faces and his I especially don't like." His voice was low and had a bit of a warning tone to it.

"That man has helped keep this place safe, I have nothing more to say on this matter, I have some very important business to attend to." Skylar shook her head and walked away.

"Wait!" The Merchant reached out again and grabbed Skylar's upper arm.

The Herald was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the way he kept grabbing her.

"Leliana, how is she?" Seggrit asked.

Upon hearing the redhead's name Skylar tilted her head to the side. "She's..." Skylar didn't know how to answer that. "She is very busy at the moment, we are all very busy and we are all very stressed if you need to talk to the Spymaster about something she is in Josephine's office for the time being... Now..." Skylar placed her hand on top of Seggrit's and gently pulled it away from her arm. "I really do need to go... I have to travel somewhere on horseback and I really want to be cover as much ground before dark... Have a good day, Seggrit." Skylar gave the man a little bow before she walked off as fast as she could towards the entrance of Haven.

She didn't catch the way that the Merchant was looking at her. The man had a cold stare before he turned his head towards the Chantry. And she didn't hear how he muttered how he was going to pay the Spymaster a bit of a visit later on that day.

Instead all Skylar focused on was getting up in her saddle. Cassandra gave her a odd look when she realized how pale Skylar was.

"Are you ill?" Cassandra asked her with a brow raised as she patted the side of her horse's neck.

"N-No." Skylar stuttered as she took the reins in her hands. "I just want to get on the road before dark." She muttered quietly before she ordered her horse to start moving.

With a little shrug Cassandra followed the Herald knowing full and well they wouldn't arrive at their destination for at least two day's time.

Ok I know this chapter is a little shorter and a little more rushed than the others. I mainly wanted to get something up since I haven't updated in a while. I am working on the next chapter as we speak...

XD As you can see... Solas is going to put his two words in since his strength his is mind... Varric... His tongue... But as for Bull... Can you imagine what the big mean Qunari is going to do?

Hm...

We are about to find out...

What do you guys think Bull is going to do when he finds out how distressed his poor little boss is?

Lemme know what you think!

See ya next time! X3