Sonder

by orangeflavor

"He tells no one that he cries out her name in sleep." - A series of 100 word drabbles, a collection of glimpses into the lives of all our favorite characters from Thedas. Wide range. Multiple pairings and genres.

20. Bad Men

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Sonder

Chapter Twenty: Bad Men

Nathanial remembers every scar the Warden ever showed him that bore the name Rendon Howe.

But he also remembers a man who used to secretly shovel his own sweet fruit onto his son's plate while his wife wasn't looking. A man who helped him string his first bow. A man who, instead of belittling him, held him silently and firmly when he cried over killing his first hare. A man who never raised his voice or hand against him.

And he startles at the terrifying realization of how easy it is to forgive bad men when they are good fathers.