Trusting One's Heart

by Genesis Vakarian

Another Dragon age story from the third game that had come out last November too. All I'm asking is for those who have read some of my things to please pass my name on to other readers, and if not then it's alright. Will remain a T for teen. My third Female Mage Adaar and Blackwall have a daughter who is a hybrid of two races, the humans and the qunari.

13. Chapter 13

Cora has always remembered well her training and how she became the very first Qunari arcane warrior even though she is a half breed. She smiled as she shifted while listening to the queen giving her speech.

She said,"May all of you fight well and do not cheat for that will disqualify you for the grand tourney and as such, conduit yourselves with honor and let the fighting begin."

As the fight raged around her, Cora calmed her thudding heart and said,"Keep yourself calm and collected and no one can take you down." She than began moving as an arcane warrior should, using both magic and blade to defeat her enemies. As the tourney started after those who fought won many rounds, she and Connor were standing back to back.

They fought well together until the tourney ended and then there was mounted combat between the two highly prized melee fighters, namely Cora and Tristan. They mounted good sized war horses and were given blunt lances to use against each other until either one or the other gets knocked off of their horse and hits the ground and yields.

As they went to their respective places, she said,"May the Maker show his mercy to you Tristan" as they charged each other without further ado. She twisted her lance after hitting her fellow warrior as did Tristan till he fell off his horse after about the fifth time around and pulled her off of hers.

She twisted and removed her blade from it's scabbard and they began fighting each other. She used magic sparingly however. But maintained her healing spells and her fade stepping as well.

Eventually, she broke the tie and beat Tristan at his own game by leaving her sword and shield on the ground and throwing him over her shoulder and placing her left foot lightly on his throat to say,"I win" as the queen spoke after the crowds calmed down. "As you all can see, we have a champion who has fought bravely and with honor for not only the Inquisition, but for herself as well today. Cora Rainier, please come forward and claim your prize."

As Cora did as she was bid, she knew that Tristan was going to try and kill her, so she put a stop to it as he tried to bury a dagger into her heart. She turned it against him and he was on the ground bleeding while healers tended to him and she accepted the royal blade of Celene's house s her own along with the shield without delay or comment.

As she left the field with Connor, there were many who were happy that she had won and she gathered her things to head home to Skyhold while Connor returned to the queen's side until they arrived back at the Winter Palace.