Well, let's see what the rest of the gang thinks about Shadow shall we? This chapter starts the very next morning.
We are gonna see a bit of Shadow's unique abilities here...yayness!
I'd like to thank Lady Celestria for the end part of this chapter, I truly hope I did you justice!
Bioware owns everything, but if anyone wants birthday ideas *wink wink*
Stars Fall
Chapter 49 Back in the Swing
Hawke awoke the next morning with a start.
"Where is the Champion?" came a loud voice from downstairs.
Hawke groaned, she knew that harpy's shrill voice anywhere.
Shadow hopped off her bed and moved to the door, growling at it. Hawke groaned more as she got out of bed and got dressed. Shadow surprised her by figuring out how to turn the handle of her bedroom door with his teeth. Oh, he's gonna be trouble, lots and lots of it.
He flew out of the room, Raze on his tail, his single metal paw could be heard clanking down the stairs.
Hawke heard Meredith shout in surprise. Oh shit…
She barely finished getting dressed before she tore out of her room and raced to the banister.
The sight before her made her want to laugh, while Bodahn looked on helplessly, Shadow had Meredith backed into a corner of the main hall with her sword pointed at him, while Shadow snarled fiercely at her with his fangs bared and hackles raised. Raze stood right next to him, growling away at her as well, though the sight was less intimidating than that of Shadow, who literally looked like he was about to kill Meredith.
Wow, he is effective….
Hawke shook her head, as entertaining as it was to see the Knight Commander held at bay by Shadow, she didn't want him harmed.
"Easy Shadow, Raze."
Both of them looked at her, Raze instantly backed down at her voice, Shadow however did not.
Meredith glared at her "Champion, restrain this beast immediately or I shall have a new wolf fur rug on my floor."
Hawke moved down the stairs "I wouldn't recommend that Knight Commander."
Meredith stared daggers at Hawke, who simply looked at Shadow "Come on Shad, you did very good, Meredith isn't here to harm us."
Hawke looked at her curiously "Are you?"
Meredith scowled at her "I demand to know where you have been."
Shadow snarled at her, Hawke smiled quickly "I'd put the sword away Knight Commander, you're only upsetting him more."
Meredith's face turned red with rage "Control this foul creature now!"
"Shadow ease off, Meredith is leaving now."
Shadow looked at Hawke before returning his focus to Meredith, though he stopped snarling.
Meredith slowly sheathed her sword "I'm not leaving until I have answers from you Champion, where have you been?"
Hawke rolled her eyes "I have been very ill, some of my companions took me to Rivain to see a healer there who is experienced in strange sicknesses." She was deeply grateful Aveline had the foresight to tell her the official story of what happened to her, Isabela had even come up with a Rivaini healer who fit into the story.
Meredith narrowed her eyes at her "And yet the rest of your companions that went with you, returned nearly a week ago, so where were you during all that time?"
Hawke sighed "One of my friends took me to the countryside for fresh air, the healer claimed I needed it to get all of the poison out of my lungs."
Meredith gave Hawke one of her empty smiles, Hawke had to stifle a shiver when she saw it, it looked exactly like the few times she had actually seen one of the magisters faces and when she saw Varania. Hawke steeled herself against the memories.
"Tell me Champion, what manner of healer were you brought to? What manner of magic did they employ to save you from such a devastating illness?" Meredith's smile turned a bit wicked.
Hawke looked at the Knight Commander plainly "Actually from what I understand, there was no magic, that's apparently what took so long. The healer could only use rare herbs and whatnot. Apparently my friends had quite the time finding them."
Meredith moved closer to Hawke, ignoring Shadow growling beside her "I know you are hiding something Champion, and I will find out what it is."
Hawke smiled brightly, she had faced far worse threats than this "Well Knight Commander, I'm hiding the fact that I like to dance around my house naked with singing Orlesian ballads. Also I greatly enjoy collecting string and broken bits of glass, they're so colorful."
Meredith huffed and left her estate. Hawke smiled widely at the door Meredith had just left through.
I had mages torture me and damn near kill me for no information, and she honestly thinks I'm gonna talk to her just because she tells me to? Crazy bitch.
Hawke knelt down and stroked Raze and Shadow "You two are the best."
They both licked her arms happily. Bethany peered out from her room "Is she gone?"
Hawke spoke without turning to look at her sister "Yep, she's gone."
"Thank the Maker." Hawke heard Talia speak from behind Bethany.
Hawke turned "Ah so you were both hiding from her."
Talia nodded her head sharply "I hear that woman collects apostates."
Bethany sighed "Even though I'm a Warden, I wouldn't put it past her to try and take me too."
Hawke laughed softly "I'm not sure she's that crazy."
Bethany shook her head as Hawke went back upstairs to dawn her armor. It felt strange to wear her armor after so long, it felt almost foreign, but at the same time it felt right. Hawke smiled lightly as she strapped her daggers to her back, she was eager to get back out in the public eye and sick of being cooped up. She needed to get out there and get back into her life.
Hawke came back downstairs a short time later, smiling at Bethany and Talia "Ladies I'm going out, it's time I get back out there and face the world."
Bethany smiled back at her sister and handed her a glove.
Hawke raised her eyebrows at her sister, Bethany looked at the floor "Sebastian thought you might want it, you know to cover up the brand."
Hawke looked at her hand, she sighed, her gauntlets protected most of her hand, but because of the special quick release feature, they left her palm completely bare.
She quickly slipped off her gauntlet and pulled the glove on her branded hand, it was fingerless, so she could still wear her gauntlets but she wouldn't be able to burn demons and such with her hand covered like that. Hawke sighed sadly as she put her gauntlet back on "Guess I'm not gonna be burning anyone with this hand anymore."
Bethany and Talia exchanged sad glances, Shadow nudged her hip with his head.
Hawke reached down to pet the wolf, she smiled softly. Shadow was already proving to be a constant reminder of Fenris, he even acted the way Fenris did, refusing to let her be sad and quickly dealing with any threats that may come her way.
"Wanna come with me boys?"
Both Shadow and Raze shook their heads excitedly, Hawke turned to Bethany and Talia "You all wanna come too? I planned on going to the Hanged Man, I want to see if Isabela and Zevran will come out to the Wounded Coast with me and practice. I think I might be a bit rusty with my daggers."
"Sure, Ben's probably there anyway. I'll bet he'd love to come."
Bethany laughed "Is he still trying to get Varric to tell him how Bianca was made?"
Talia shook her head "That man is persistent."
Hawke chuckled happily as she led the two women along with Raze and Shadow out into the Kirkwall sun.
Raze led the group proudly, his metal paw clanking against the ground as he walked. Shadow walked right beside Hawke, his fur touching her almost constantly as she talked and laughed with Bethany and Talia.
Hawke noticed many wide eyed stares coming from everywhere as they entered the Hightown market, she couldn't blame anyone, the Champion disappears, victim of a horrible illness, and then reappears with a strange white and black wolf guarding her steps, and a part metal mabari leading her. I'd stare too. She thought as they walked past the stalls.
A few of the merchants greeted her, though none dared to come close. Hawke felt like laughing at their fear, Shadow seemed perfectly content to just look around at the city as they walked, he didn't snarl or growl at anyone.
"It's almost like music." Bethany said softly.
Hawke turned her head to look at her sister "What?"
Bethany smiled "The sound coming from Raze's metal paw and Shadow's claws hitting the ground, it almost sounds like music."
Hawke and Talia laughed happily, she heard Shadow huff beside her. Yep just like Fenris, if he was a human he'd be scowling at the thought of his steps sounding like music.
The rest of the trek to Lowtown was the same, lots of people stopping and staring as though she were part of some very strange parade.
Talia turned suddenly to Hawke "You think you can get Shadow to scare Varric and the others?"
Hawke frowned "Sadly I think Ben has probably warned them all by now, but I could give it a try. Hmmmm." Maybe something in Arcanum, Fenris said he knows the language.
Hawke smiled brightly at Talia "Tell you what if Fenris isn't there I'll give it a try. I don't think Fenris would take too kindly to me asking Shadow to scare people."
Talia smiled brightly "You never know with him, he might actually enjoy it." Hawke giggled along with Talia as Bethany turned to them.
Bethany rolled her eyes "First day back and already causing trouble."
Hawke smiled her sly smile as they approached the Hanged Man "I have a lot of missed time to make up for Bethy, and I plan on rising to the challenge."
Bethany groaned as the group entered the Hanged Man.
Hawke spied Varric sitting at one of the tables in the main room with Ben, Isabela, Zevran, and Merrill.
Hawke smiled mischievously and looked at Shadow who instinctively looked up at her, she whispered softly and gestured with her head to Varric's table "Ire introducere te adillos populos fun via, justi non eis nocebit."
Shadow's ears instantly perked up and Hawke could swear she saw him smiling.
Talia snickered beside her "Arcanum must be useful."
Hawke chuckled softly as Shadow moved silently to the table, crouching low to the floor.
Varric was so involved in the story he was telling all of them, he didn't notice the wolf approach, none of them did. Hawke felt a tinge of embarrassment Some rogues they are.
Suddenly Shadow lunged toward Varric at the end of the table, snarling loudly with his teeth fully bared, as Varric and the others flew out of their chairs, all of them landing on their backsides.
Hawke, Bethany, and Talia laughed hysterically as the others cursed and turned to glare at them.
Hawke stopped laughing long enough to call Shadow off "Alright Shad, thank you very much, that was perfect."
Shadow yipped softly and trotted back over to her, Varric and the others rose to their feet unceremoniously. "What in the Maker's name is that Hawke?" Varric stare wide eyed at Shadow as Hawke reached down to pet him.
Ben groaned as he went to greet Talia "That's the wolf that Fenris gave her, Shadow."
Zevran and Isabela's eyes widened.
Varric scowled "I am really beginning to think Elf is trying to kill us."
Zevran approached Shadow without caution "What are you talking about my friend? He is a magnificent creature, no?"
Zevran attempted to pet Shadow who simply darted away from his hand, moving behind Hawke.
Hawke smiled apologetically at him "Sorry Zev', I think Shadow is a little shy around new people."
Isabela laughed "You don't know if he's shy?"
Hawke shrugged her shoulders "Honestly I'm not really sure, he wasn't shy when I first met him."
Varric smirked mischievously at her "And precisely where did you meet him?"
Hawke rolled her eyes "Not a chance Varric." She knew Varric was just dying to unlock the mystery of Shadow and where Fenris had been keeping him, but she wasn't about to talk.
Merrill moved closer to look at Shadow, who regarded her warily "He is rather pretty isn't he? I've never seen another wolf like him."
Isabela put her hand on Merrill's shoulder "I'd be careful around him kitten, after all he's Fenris', he probably doesn't like mages any more than Fenris if he had anything to say about it."
Merrill smiled softly at the wolf "Still he's a very handsome creature."
Shadow perked his head up and gave Merrill a small, soft bark.
Hawke's companions all laughed, Varric smiled broadly "Damn even Elf's wolf smiles more than he does."
Ben laughed as he looked at Eve "So what brings the mighty Champion of Kirkwall here today?"
Hawke looked at the ground "I was hoping you all would come with me to the Wounded Coast so I could practice with weapons again, the walk there should help me build some strength back up in my legs."
Isabela threw her arm around Hawke's shoulder "Wait are we waiting for? This could be the only chance any of us get to kick Hawke's ass."
Hawke scowled at the thought but knew that they would probably do just that, she wasn't anywhere near her physical prime right now, but she was determined to bounce back from her experiences.
Isabela noticed Hawke's pained expression, she leaned over her to whisper in her ear "Don't worry Hawke, we'll help you."
Hawke smiled weakly at Isabela "Thanks 'Bela."
"Anytime sweetness."
Hawke led the large group out of the Hanged Man, Shadow walking closely by her side. Varric quickly increased his pace to walk on Hawke's other side "So what's his story Hawke?" he eyed Shadow with another mischievous smirk.
Hawke rolled her eyes "Ask Fenris."
Varric scowled briefly "Oh come on Hawke."
Hawke smiled her sly smile at him as they approached the city gates "Come on Varric, you're a storyteller, make something up."
Varric chuckled "That could actually be fun."
Hawke and the others laughed, suddenly Shadow's ears perked up and he dashed off ahead of them.
Hawke followed the wolf with her eyes, unsurprised to see him running up to Fenris and Sebastian who were speaking to one of the guardsmen.
Shadow raced to Fenris and immediately started nudging his legs with his head. Hawke heard soft chuckles and laughter come from behind and beside her as her companions watched the fierce elf kneel down and pet the wolf.
Hawke walked up to him, noting the wide eyed look Sebastian was wearing. Fenris rose to his feet "And where are you off to Hawke?"
Ben smiled brightly "We're all going to the Wounded Coast so Hawke can freshen up with her daggers."
Fenris glanced at her "I see."
A thought had been nagging at Varric's mind "So why the Coast Hawke? Is there something wrong with your training room?"
Hawke simply shrugged her shoulders "Nothing's wrong with it Varric, I just don't want to be cooped up at the moment, I've had quite enough of that for one lifetime."
Varric's face fell but Hawke's confident smile reassured him, it was clear she was making an effort to move on.
Isabela wiggled her eyebrows at Fenris "So tell us Fenris, where have you been hiding him?"
Fenris scowled at her "That is none of your concern."
"Whatever."
Sebastian cleared his throat "So Hawke would you like us to accompany you as well?"
"Sure why not." Hawke said with a smile and led her large group out of the gates.
Fenris walked closely behind her, while Shadow and Raze ran ahead of the group, barking happily as they chased one another along the road. Sebastian moved to Hawke's side. "I actually needed to speak with you Hawke."
Fenris shot the archer a dark look, unseen by any of them. Hawke looked at Sebastian curiously "What's up Sebastian?"
"Elthina wishes to speak to you, she had hoped that you would come by the Chantry tomorrow."
Hawke sighed "Does everyone in Kirkwall know I'm up and about?"
Fenris scowled "Meredith made it a point to speak about it very loudly in the Chantry earlier."
Hawke looked at Fenris sharply "What are you talking about?"
Sebastian spoke up from beside her "The Knight Commander stopped by the Chantry, after I assume she questioned you. She told Elthina that you were involved in something sinister, and Elthina made her leave after a few stern words."
Isabela spoke up from behind them "What in the Maker's name were you doing in the Chantry Fenris?"
Hawke raised her eyebrows at him and his face slightly flushed "I was merely delivering something."
Right and I'm a high dragon...Hawke rolled her eyes as Sebastian laughed.
Hawke led her group to a sandy area along the coast that was wide and open, and much to Raze and Shadow's merriment, it was along the waters edge. The two of them instantly dashed into the water and started playing together.
Ben slapped a hand to his face and groaned "Oh come on Raze! That leg isn't waterproof yet damnit!"
Hawke looked at him curiously "Yet?"
He shrugged his shoulders "I've been trying to come up with a special waterproof coating for it, but I haven't worked all the bugs out yet."
Hawke smiled "I'll help you with that."
Varric chuckled "It's not a poison Hawke." Hawke rolled her eyes at the dwarf.
Ben turned to Hawke "So what is it exactly that you want to practice Eve? I mean you do remember how to work those things don't you?"
Hawke scowled at him "I know how to work them Benny Boy, I just need to scrape the rust off."
Isabela and Zevran exchanged wicked glances and moved towards Hawke. She quickly turned and rolled away from them. Zevran laughed merrily "It would seem you are not as rusty as you believe Champion."
Hawke smiled softly as Ben as began advancing on her.
Fenris settled himself against a rock, watching Isabela, Zevran, and Ben all practice with Hawke, either as a group or separately. He pleasantly noted to himself that Hawke's skill were not in fact 'rusty'. Her movements seemed a bit strained and she tired quickly, but Fenris watched on proudly as she pushed herself through her exhaustion.
He looked around himself, noting that Bethany and Sebastian were involved in a deep hushed conversation that had them both blushing. Talia had apparently taken quite the liking to Merrill when she and Ben had first arrived in Kirkwall. Now Merrill was reciting Dalish lore to her eager new friend. Varric approached Fenris as he was watching Shadow and Raze stalk something in the bushes.
"So Elf, coming to the Hanged Man later for Wicked Grace?"
Fenris allowed himself a smirk before replacing it with his emotionless mask "Not tonight Varric, I have something I need to do."
Varric shot a glance at Hawke sparring with Ben "Something or someone?"
Fenris scowled at him "Careful dwarf, and I'll have you know that your current train of thought is wrong."
Varric looked plainly at him "I have a feeling there's a story coming."
Fenris turned his head and scowled more at Varric "I was none too pleased with some of the things the Knight Commander said about Hawke, and I have no doubts she will pursue this."
Varric's face began to light up "So what do you intend to do about it?"
Fenris gave him a dark smile "Let's just say I'm going to give her a piece of my mind."
Varric chuckled softly, mumbling under his breath "Elf is gonna mind fuck Meredith! Oh Maker's breath, I wish I could see this!"
Fenris allowed himself to chuckle softly along with Varric, the dwarf knowing his secret was turning out to be surprisingly fun.
It was almost sunset as the group returned to Kirkwall, all of them were drastically more relaxed than when they had left, especially Hawke who was quite pleased with her performance, though every one of her limbs were aching.
So when some bandits stepped out onto the path in front of them, Hawke groaned. I'm fucking exhausted damnit.
The leader locked eyes with her, clearly knowing who she was. All around her, Hawke heard metal being unsheathed, a bow and crossbow being readied, and she felt magic rippling around her. The magic caused her to shudder, even though she was no longer at the magisters mercy, they had left their mark on her, she was uncomfortable with magic now, no, not just uncomfortable; she was afraid of it.
In Tevinter, whenever magic rippled around her, nothing good came out of it.
Hawke shook her head to shake away her fears, these mages were her friends and family. Talia, Bethany, and Merrill would never use their power to harm her, she was certain of this. Even so, the magic caused her to tremble slightly.
The rest of the bandits popped out from behind rocks and bushes and started to close in on the group.
Hawke glared defiantly at the leader "Do you really think this is a good idea? You see all these people, armed to the teeth, and you still want to try this?"
The leader sneered at her "I'm not daft you bitch, you've been damned near dead for weeks now, and a lot of people would pay dearly to see you fully dead. So no time like the present."
Hawke groaned Wow they're even dumber than they look.
The bandits closed in of her group, but before any of her companions could move, Shadow darted out in front of her, hackles raised and teeth bared. Shadow threw back his head.
"Cover your ears!" Fenris ordered loudly from beside her.
Hawke instantly clamped her hands over her ears, glimpsing her companions do the same.
Shadow unleashed a long, powerful, otherworldly howl, even with her ears covered, it rang inside Hawke's mind.
The bandits closest to Shadow were instantly thrown back, as if Shadow's howl had actually hit them, bandits further away from him were clearly stunned.
Raze raced forward and clamped his jaws down on the leg of one of the bandits. Fenris rushed by her and joined Raze and Shadow in battle.
Hawke and her companions quickly joined in as well, with so many skilled fighters, the bandits didn't stand a chance.
Once the last body fell, Merrill looked at Shadow "How in the Creators did you do that?"
Shadow simply looked away from her and moved towards Fenris, Isabela raised her eyebrows at him "That's definitely not a normal wolf."
Hawke could feel Fenris' tension so she decided to ease the air that surrounded them all "None of us are normal 'Bela, if you hadn't noticed. We aren't exactly milk maids, blacksmiths, and farmers."
"Hey now I'm a blacksmith!" Ben spoke, a mocked tone of hurt in his voice.
Talia laughed softly "And you aren't even a normal blacksmith, making the things you do."
"Everyone needs a hobby, Tals." Ben eyed her with a sly smile and a wink.
Varric noted the blush Talia wore now and rolled his eyes "Oh you two get a room."
Ben walked over to Talia and pulled her into his arms "I think we'll do just that, night all."
Ben led Talia into the city, back to Hawke's home, leaving the rest of the group laughing.
They all made their way into Kirkwall, most of the group going straight to the Hanged Man for Wicked Grace night.
Hawke was surprised when Fenris hung back instead of going in with the rest of the group, he simply looked at her, his eyes hidden behind his white hair "There is something I must take care of Hawke."
Hawke eyed him curiously "Still looking for Anders?"
The few nights that they had spent in the city since she was rescued from Tevinter and last night, Fenris had told her he was trying to find the mage, much to his displeasure he had disappeared into the tunnels of Darktown.
Fenris sighed "No, I'm ashamed to say I lost the trail."
Hawke forced herself to shrug, she knew Fenris wanted to find Anders so she could make him pay for his betrayal, and his inability to find him was obviously frustrating. "So what did you need to do Fenris?"
Fenris gave her a forced smile "I want to have a chat with the Knight Commander, I do not approve of some of the things she called you in the Chantry today."
Now Hawke was really curious "What did she say?"
Fenris scowled "A blood mage, a traitor, and a few choices insults about mongrels and dog lords, among other things."
Hawke rolled her eyes "And here I thought the two of us could be friends."
Fenris smirked lightly at Hawke who looked plainly at him "So why were you really in the Chantry Fenris?"
Fenris shifted his feet awkwardly, Shadow huffed at him "I was..." He seemed to be unable to find the words but Hawke's soft smile reassured him "I was praying, actually thanking might be a better term."
Hawke tilted her head at him, he sighed "I have been thanking every force I can think of, daily since I got you back. I was truly terrified I had lost you, several times in fact, so I thank whatever listens to my thoughts, for forcing your heart to continue beating."
Hawke smiled softly and cupped his face in her hands "I'm not ever leaving you again Fenris."
He looked at her sharply "I had no intentions of letting you try, you are mine Eve."
He kissed her gently for a moment before he crushed her lips beneath his, the memory of how close he came to losing her, made him feel the need to prove she was here with him. Hawke pulled away gently "You go on and play with Meredith, just make sure you come back to my place later to finish what you started."
Fenris chuckled softly "I can assure you, I will finish this later. I have been without your body for almost a day, that is far too long in my opinion."
Hawke smiled her sly smile "Get going then."
Fenris nodded his head and looked at Shadow and Raze "Take care of her you two, I shall return soon."
Raze and Shadow both nodded their heads and nudged Hawke into the tavern. Fenris smiled as Hawke disappeared into the Hanged Man before shifting his eyes and ghosting his way to the Docks.
Fenris felt himself grow frustrated as he had to slow to normal speed several times as he moved through Lowtown since people were still in the streets. He had to walk at his regular speed the entire time he was at the Docks, they were still crawling with sailors who were only just starting to meander to the different pubs and taverns.
He spied the ferryman that operated the ferry that carried people to and from the Gallows. Fenris walked briskly over to him.
The ferryman quickly agreed to take him across, knowing the Champion of Kirkwall made most people quickly agree to help any of Hawke's companions.
Once he had arrived at the Gallows, Fenris slipped into the shadows, moving silently towards Meredith's office. He was certain she would still be there.
As he rounded a corner in the templar hall, Fenris spied Cullen moving away from him, leaving Meredith's office. Fenris approached the door as soon as Cullen disappeared and knocked quickly on it.
"Enter." came a shrill voice from inside.
Fenris pushed the door open gently.
Meredith eyed him suspiciously as Fenris approached her desk. "You are one of the Champion's companions correct? What is your purpose here?"
Fenris inhaled deeply, closing his eyes, allowing them to shift to their ice blue.
He opened his eyes quickly and locked onto Meredith's shocked gaze, he emptied his mind completely. Fenris knew she would not be an easy target to manipulate. Even now that he had captured her gaze, he felt her struggling fiercely under his power. He needed to keep this brief.
"You will not investigate Hawke's illness any further, it is done. You will accept that she was sick and let it be."
Meredith shivered but remained bound by his gaze, her response came out emotionless "The Champion is hiding something."
Fenris fought to remain focused, he had known this wouldn't be easy, he forced more power into his gaze "She is hiding nothing, nothing at all."
Meredith's eyes glazed over and after a moment she spoke "Nothing at all."
Fenris resisted the urge to smirk, he had won, but he felt himself exhausting quickly, even so there was a few more things he needed to get off his chest "You will never speak of Hawke the way you did in the Chantry earlier, is that clear?"
Meredith continued staring blankly at him with her glazed eyes "Yes."
"You will be polite to her from now on."
"Yes."
"You will drop any investigation into her disappearance immediately, understood?"
"Yes."
"Good human now go to sleep and forget you saw me here tonight."
Meredith instantly collapsed onto her desk.
Fenris inhaled deeply, feeling exhausted from his efforts, he was nowhere near as talented as Arkus had been with this, and it drained him immensely.
He looked at the sleeping human as his eyes returned to their normal color. Fenris left himself out of her office, mumbling under his breath "That ought to hold her for a bit, damn woman is obsessed but she has a strong will."
As he moved silently through the Gallows back to the ferry, Fenris wondered if Hawke's mind would have anything like Meredith's. She'd probably be even harder, I doubt I could control her, that woman defines the word stubborn.
Fenris was silent as the ferry slipped back through the water to the Docks, something about his venture into Meredith's mind had unsettled him. It was almost like something else was there, controlling her thoughts with more strength than he could. He was certain that had been what had drained him of his energy so quickly, he had wanted to question her on the matter but he knew his hold over her was tentative at best. Fenris sighed as he exited the ferry and made his way to the Hanged Man, eager to see if Hawke was still there. The unknown force he had encountered in Meredith's mind plaguing his thoughts as he walked slowly through the streets.
Google Translator for Arcanum
Ire introducere te adillos populos fun via justi non eis nocebit. = Go introduce yourself to those people the fun way, just don't harm them.
And the decision is official people, I will be revealing Shadow's 'secret' before the end of the story, wasn't going to originally, planned on letting you all have free reign, but Lady Celestria convinced me otherwise, so currently I'm highly curious; What do we think Shadow's secret is? Answers may be used in the story, cause the Hawke gang need their own ideas about him! Gimme ideas and tell me who you want to think it.
YOUR WILL BE DONE!
