Alright back to the trip the real reason Selinis dragged poor Fenris away from Kirkwall, yeah thats it! *cough cough* I am going to try to speed up the trip a bit as I go along because campfire tales get stale after a while. Anyway enjoy, and commet/review i love them all and I do read them, even if i havn't replied. Sorry been writing too much...i am trying to keep a chapter or two ahead :)
Bioware owns all the lovelies of Thedas except the temperamental one known ans Selinis!
Four days had passed since the falls. Four days, Fenris had not been able to sleep. Four days he had longed for her touch, the sound of her moans, the heat of her mouth pressed against his. The closer they got to Orlais, the colder she would be. In fact the last time he had seen her smile was that morning at the falls.
"Selinis?" he said pulling his horse closer to hers so he was sure that she could hear him.
Lost in her thoughts she took a moment before answering. "Oui, Fenris?"
"You have been quiet. Are you ok?" he asked as he placed a gauntleted hand on her shoulder.
"Non, Fenris. I am not ok." she said her gaze dropping as she focused on the reins in her hands. "I left Orlais years ago, but I still feel like I will be sold again. I feel like I am walking myself back into servitude." She sighed then looked over at him, "And I fear what will happen if I am recognised as property. I am a grey warden yes, but that will not help me if I am locked in some dungeon harem again."
He gave her shoulder a squeeze. "We are only here to go to the circle. If anyone tries to claim you they will regret it."
She nodded, but her eyes were still bothered. "Sel. What else is really bothering you?"
"I- If we find the information in Orlais, we can be back in a month or two, but-"
"But." He said urging her on.
"If we cannot find anything. We may have to go to the next circle." Her voice had broken in mid sentence, she was scared. "Fenris, if I cannot find what we need to save Anders; I am going to the Imperial circle in Minrathous." Fenris froze as the words left her lips. His horse sensing his muscles tighten came to a stop, causing Selinis to circle her own mount around to face him. Sighing she watched him for a moment as she tried to formulate what to say next. "Fenris, I have to try. If I do not we may as well go back to Kirkwall now. I am not asking you to come with me. I will go alone if need be. I should-"
"Tevinter, or Orlais. Nothing will keep me from you." He said his voice ringing with a strange edge she had never heard before.
She looked at him, the worry she had replaced by a strange look of confusion. "You, you would go with me? Into the hear t of the Imperium itself? But, Fenris, your master is still alive."
"If there is a future to be had with you, I walk into it gladly at your side wherever it leads."
With his words she smiled, her face matching the one she had at the falls.
Cumberland sat on the edge of the sea. Once a small fishing village it had grown over the centuries, even housing a small Circle of Magi just outside of town. The streets were bare this late at night, but that didn't stop Fenris from pulling the hood of his cloak over his head. This was not familiar territory, and he wasn't going to feel safe until they were on the road again. The beasts of the wild, and even the small groups of Darkspawn they had encountered on their trip so far felt safer than Cumberland. Darkspawn killed because it was their nature. The beasts of the forests they had camped in for the night, attacked for food, or survival. Humans and even other elves however, they were wild cards that Fenris didn't trust.
With a squeeze of his thighs his horse picked up the pace so he was alongside Selinis who had also retreated into the deep blue cloak she wore. He had asked her why she wore her Grey Warden armour in the morning when they were preparing to leave, and she just shrugged and told him it felt right, and perhaps they could find some work as their coin was running low. He had accepted her answer at the time, but now he wondered just how much of that was true, and if she was just as nervous as he was in a strange town.
She spotted an inn off of the main road, and after motioning to Fenris, she slid off the side of her dappled silver horse and patted him gently on his shoulder before leading him towards the stables that were set up next to the inn. Quickly and quietly, she walked past the stable boy who watched her as though he was caught in some spell, and tied her horse to the far post before turning back to the stable boy and dropping a sovereign in his hand. "Take care of these steeds as though they are that of royalty and there are five more waiting for you." She said her voice soft and musical.
Fenris held back a laugh as the stable boy stared into Selinis' hood, his eyes wide and dreamlike. He liked what he saw, that was obvious. Then again the slowly growing heat in his eyes was another. Fenris was no longer amused as he watched the stable boy closely, waiting for Selinis to leave.
"Do you understand, Boy?" she asked her voice a little harder than it had been a moment before.
The stable boy nodded and pulled his eyes away from her for long enough to look at his two new charges. "I will treat them as though they were the Makers own, my Lady."
Selinis nodded and walked away from him, heading to the inn, though Fenris only followed after seeing the boys' jaw drop as he watched her hips.
"Was that really necessary?" Fenris asked as he pulled the inns door open for her. His voice was possessive, he knew but he couldn't help it. Was he really that worried about her suddenly going back and giving the stable boy the night of his dreams? No. But the boys lust was there and it bothered him.
She stopped in the doorway and looked at him, and soft smile on her face. "It was if I wish to have no one disturb us tonight. Small places like this usually do not have two beds in their rooms. Unless of course you want to be alone tonight?"
Fenris gave her a soft growl. She had been teasing him for days now, and even snuck herself into his blankets on occasion. They had never done anything more than hold each other, but the tension was there. It was only a matter of who would give in first.
"Come Fenris, and follow along." She said as she stepped into the inn.
Fenris followed as she had told him to, his eyes refusing to leave her, even though his mind screamed at him to look around and note the inns exits and general layout. She crossed the inns tavern floor as though it was some fancy ballroom in Orlais. She had a strange grace that had always caught his attention, but today, she seemed to be even more graceful, and people were noticing it.
"What would you like?" the balding over-fed innkeeper said as his eyes looked over the blue cloaked woman before him. He could see much of her but her pale blue eyes seemed to be looking through him.
"We require a room." She said her voice said softly, her voice caressing his ears.
"Uh, just one?" he said, his eyes refusing to leave her as they moved to admire her lips.
"Yes. We are Grey Wardens passing through. One room is sufficient." She said her voice carrying a command that made the innkeeper nod in response.
"It's ten silver a night. Just up those stairs." He said his voice breaking as she dropped the coin on the counter.
Selinis nodded and turned towards Fenris, giving him a wink before heading to their room.
So another one done...wow. I hope you guys are enjoying it! see you next time!
