Day 5
It's interesting to have a sleep cycle underground and also very weird. Has it really been five days? Is it nighttime outside but we're awake? Also, how does the dwarves body regulate their sleeping patterns!? I'm so curious and would like to know but I'll hold off my weird research until after we get back. All I know is that we were able to sleep on the roads peacefully with Dace's expedition.
He has also heard of the infamous/famous Derek Brosca and his win at the proving.
"That man? Heh, gave us Deshyrs a mean headache." Dace said. We had camped out after diligently walking out of the Aeducan Thaig. Talen had exhausted himself and I carried him before Eren took him. We spent a few hours away from the Thaig, camping out, resting from the battle, and also eating. I had taken some of the few rations from the Grey Warden building and made a decent stock with the nug bones and ended up having a sort of nug barley soup. I have to say, I'm getting good at whipping up soup on the fly. My husband would be so proud.
"So that proving was a big deal then?" Talen wondered, eating his rations like it was his last meal. He had soup all over his mouth. He was about to wipe it on his robes before I smacked his hand and gave him a handkerchief that I had on me.
"More than a big deal. The provings are for the Ancestors. As the name suggests, we fight to prove our worth as warriors. It's a sport but with great respect…from what they say. Pft, it's all bronto shit. What's there to prove? We fight for ourselves. It's entertainment and can get tedious. What that casteless did all those years ago made a few of us realize that some of them got chops. There's not much we can do. I'm only one of the very few that think that there's something good in the casteless." Dace drank.
"We haven't met the casteless, yet." Eren sighed.
"Don't get your hopes up Warden, they live in squalor, people get killed there all the time, lyrium gets smuggled under our noises. Our dark secret? All the nice things we have in the Diamond Quarter? Most of it comes from them. Our economy with Tevinter? It's from them too. The Deshyrs, nobles, don't like being reminded of that. Every so often the Carta gets taken care of but they come back like always." Dace shrugged.
"Isn't there anything we can do to change things?" Talen asked.
"We respect Grey Wardens greatly, but even you guys won't be able to grow something in the dust." Dace said.
Which got me thinking…
After we ate, rested, slept, we packed up and moved. Talen and Eren were thinking of the casteless but Dace got me thinking. Underground water is filled with minerals. Lava abounds so that means the soil must have come from it right? I may be overspeculating but what if…what if we could grow things here? There has been ton of experiments using artificial light back home. I mean, even the Japanese can grow vegetables in only water without the need for soil.
As of right now, Dwarven economy is too dependent on their lyrium supply. Their biggest buyer is the Tevinter Imperium. All of that goes to shit once Red Lyrium takes over and they lose all their capital. No wonder Orzammar basically starves during the Breach. For a healthy economy, they need to have variety of what they are selling. Putting all your eggs in a basket is too risky. They don't really like selling much else. Nugs are their main food and who would want to eat those when you have so much other meat to choose from on the surface? Then there's deep mushrooms but they're not exactly safe to eat and are mostly used in alchemical recipes. Of course there's that little cake from Orlais that uses deep mushroom but that's just crazy.
If I can somehow grow something in Dustown, I may be able to change something. Perhaps an underground garden? Possibly some farmers? At this point it's a small plan. It's going to take a lot of testing and help.
"You have something on your mind, mi niña." Zevran stared at me.
"Huh?"
"You have this far off look also your face keeps on changing." Eren chuckled.
"My face?" I cocked my head.
"For one, it looks like you have lost your mind. Then your brow scrunches up as if you are thinking harder than you are capable of." Morrigan smirked.
"Ha, ha Morrigan. Yeah I got something in my mind, an experiment I guess you can say." I nodded.
"Ah is it one that has to do with-" Zevran started.
"It's a secret." I giggled. Morrigan rolled her eyes while the group from Dace's expedition were throwing out some colorful dwarven vocabulary. Sten was oddly silent and I could tell that he often looked at my direction. We had found a nice crook in the roads to serve as our camping grounds. I had just finished making another round of stew when I noticed that Sten has walked away from the group. I let the others get their food instead and went to him. There was something on his mind and I wanted to know what.
"Sten? You ok?" I walked over to him. He stood at attention, staring at the deep roads. He reminded me of Alfred when he got serious.
"You have done well in mastering yourself." Sten said. That set off immediate red flags because Sten wasn't one for praise.
"I've been keeping up my meditations. I owe it all to you Sten. You made me realize that I had to work on myself, to keep at my purpose, and to make sure I own up to it." I nodded.
"And yet you kept something hidden from me." Sten grumbled. I gave him a confused look.
"What do you mean?" I wondered.
"You are not a mage?" He asked.
"No. I don't have the well that everyone keeps on talking about. There are no fireballs coming out of me." I shook my head.
"Then why did your eyes glow?" Sten stared down at me.
"…Huh?" I blinked.
"When you finished battling with the emissary, as you came crashing down, for a moment I had seen your eyes. They had a shine to them as if the sun had settled in them, if only for a moment. You have told me you are not a mage and that you have no magical talents but that is not normal." Sten was worried for me. Made me feel all warm inside if he wasn't staring at me like he wanted to kill me.
I exhaled and rubbed the area between my eyebrows. "Ok, you deserve an explanation but, keep in mind, it's not like I wanted to keep this from you. I'm still trying to figure it out. Back at Soldier's Peak when I had sacrificed myself for Eren, I died, naturally. The fade rift was still there, though, and my spirit friend that has been helping me passed through. He revived me but the way he did it was…different. He gave me a part of himself so that I can live. So in truth, I guess you can say, I'm not entirely…human." I fidgeted. "At least not anymore, even I don't know what I am. What I do know, however, is that this part of Halo that got transferred over to me seems to have changed me." I stared at my hands.
"I first noticed this in the fade, and before you ask even if I visit the fade I still can't control magic." I quickly said as Sten opened and then shut his mouth. "Wisps there seemed to tell me that I had power, a power that was inside me now. I couldn't get much out of them because wisps are simple, they only speak simple thoughts. Then Shale came to me and even she sensed it because of the fact that her crystals work with magic and the fade too. She told me that she senses a sort of hunger from me but, at the same time, that I make her abilities much easier to do. I'm a fountain of power, more like a trickle at this point though. Magical abilities grow more powerful around me, at least that's what I got from it. I haven't experimented enough to really know." I started to pace.
"Then something big happened. On our way here, do you remember the assassin's ambush?" I asked.
"Of course." Sten said.
"I fought with a mage in the forest and grabbed her face with my bare fingers. It seemed like her power flowed into me. The longer I held, the weaker she became. I almost saw a glowing sphere almost. I had a sinking feeling that I would be forever changed if I took it. Then I let go and she fainted. I tried touching the others but it had no effect. Then I tried again with the emissary and I think that if I touch something with magic, I can absorb…mana? Magic? This is all me just guessing." I shrugged. "I didn't mean to keep this from you. I want to learn to control this, to master it I guess you can say before I hurt anyone."
"This is admirable of you but having a demon from the fade inside you is…unnerving." Sten cleared his throat.
"No matter what Sten, if something happens and I go crazy, then I want you to take care of me. I know you can do it." I nodded.
"That has always been decided." Sten nodded.
"Good…you're not mad at me for keeping it secret are you?" I wondered.
"You had a right to keep it from the others. It would not be wise for you to explain this…power, so offhandedly. The fact that you are making time to conquer it is a natural decision and one that I commend." Sten said. I smiled warmly at him and his face softened.
"Thank you Sten." I said. Sten only nodded but I did see his lips twitch.
This just gave me the push I need to figure this out though. Once everyone was rested, I decided to join Talen in keeping watch. Once I knew that nearly everyone was asleep, I sat next to Talen as he stared into the fire.
"You want to talk about something don't you?" Talen yawned.
"You knew?" I asked.
"You had a look on your face since the Thaig. I figured that you'd probably choose me to work through it. I was surprised that you talked to Sten about it though." Talen said.
"Sten is really good in advice. The Qun is all about mastery of self after all, not like I'd be joining in though. The ideas they have make sense but I'm not about to make myself a viddathari. Well, so you know about Halo becoming a part of me yeah?" I asked and Talen nodded. "Well…I think I'm able to use his power now."
"Huh? What power?" Talen wondered. I took off my glove, although my fingers still showed through, I think that this was the best way to show Talen. "Don't move." I said. Talen looked at me with confidence and stayed still. I reached out, hesitated slightly, then touched his face.
A rush of power swam from Talen to me before I let go. The air seemed to crackle and I saw Talen grit his teeth. His hand slapped over to his cheek and he got to his feet. His honey colored eyes looked at me with shock. He let out a sharp exhale as he remembered to breath.
"What…was that?" He said breathlessly. I bit my lip before sighing.
"I think I was turned into a magical syphon and, before you ask, I already tried it on two magical enemies." I put on my glove again as Talen tentatively sat back down, putting distance in between us. "Don't worry, it has to have skin on skin contact. That's how I was able to catch you when you fainted back then. I was grabbing your robes."
"So…this is what was on your mind." Talen rubbed his cheek.
"That and another thing but this thing is also important. Shale told me that I have a power that's hungry but, at the same time, I'm like a fountain of power. Does that make sense?" I asked. Talen rubbed his chin.
"Well that would explain why my spells have gotten easier when you're around me." Talen said.
"So it does have an effect on you?" I wondered.
"It's minor but it's still there. The way I can explain it is if I had a wisp helping me with my magic. Because I have something like that near me, it boosts my magic up, temporarily. You're like an all day, every day thing. It was subtle at first but lately it's gotten slightly noticeable. I use a lot of my magic around everyone. I put up barriers, I shoot fireballs, I use my blood magic to control the darkspawn blood so it doesn't get everywhere." Talen described.
"You use your blood magic that way?" I asked.
"Yeah, ever since Lothering and Soldier's Peak, I've been doing some tests here and there with it. The potion I drank in Soldier's Peak gives me more of a mastery over darkspawn blood. I've been subtly using my magic to control where it falls so it doesn't get into any wounds or in anyone's mouth. It was hard at first but I've gotten better at it. It leaves me really drained though so I sleep like a log every night. Then I noticed it was getting better and I don't feel as tired. I connected the dots. If I'm by you, my magic feels restored than if I'm not." Talen explained. "So you think this is Halo's power?"
"I'm not sure what Halo's power was. He said the closest thing that he can compare himself to was a protection spirit. Keep in mind that Halo was a spirit from my world and they're not exactly cut and dry like it is here. They don't embody ideas and some have minds of their own. Both the demons and the good spirits are much more whole back in my world. It could be this is a part of what he is." I said.
"And your reason to come to me?" Talen wondered.
"Sten had said that my eyes glowed slightly when I took down the emissary back in the Thaig. Something about absorbing power makes me different. I wonder, can I use this power for myself? Can I control this power too? Can I make it so if I touch mages, it will be fine? There's a lot of question that I need to answer about this and I want to do this as quickly as possible. I don't want to be a burden and, if I can use this to help us, then I need to figure it all out." I explained. Talen nodded and put his chin in his hand.
"I'll be your test subject then to see what we can gather from it. You better write down all of this so we can compare notes eventually. For now, get some rest. I don't sense any darkspawn near us and you need to sleep." Talen shooed me away.
"You got it and thanks Talen." I smiled. Talen smiled back before going back to stare at the fire.
First off from all the things I gathered. One: I can syphon off energy and only from mages. Question: Does this mean I am taking their magic or their life force? Also, what is that sphere that I keep seeing? Two: I can make spells and Shale's abilities easier around me. Question: Does this mean that I also have a connection to the fade? What is that connection? What does it have to do with Halo? What can Halo do and can I use that power that Halo can use?
And the greatest question of all: Will I be able to control it all one day?
Day 6
We got back to the city as it was getting 'nighttime' by the dwarves standards. Our trip back was uneventful but Talen had promised me that he would make sure to test out my abilities with me. When we got back to our headquarters, the GWs went right back to Bhelen as quickly as possible.
In the meantime, I tracked Wynne who was reading in the library. She was well into her book until I knocked slightly on the table next to her.
"Oh, Nia, welcome back." She smiled warmly at me.
"Yo Wynne, sorry that I haven't bathed at all but I kinda need your help on an idea that I have." I said.
"Of course, you can ask for help though I will need more details." Wynne nodded.
"Awesome! I'll come talk to you after I get all washed up." I giggled. I went to the large warm baths and made sure to get off all the grime from the Deep Roads. The bathrooms are what I loved most from the dwarves. Underground rivers are able to give you mediaeval flushable toilets. They remind me of the roman ones back in the day. They even have the sponge on a stick but, if you ask me, I would still prefer toilet paper. Ah the luxuries of modern life. Well that was too much reminiscing.
I put on some dark green robes and went back to the library. I sat across from Wynne, my hair still lightly damp. Wynne closed her book and gave me a curious glance.
"So what is this idea that you have?" Wynne asked.
"I want to see if things can grow underground." I put it out there.
"Things?" Wynne wondered.
"Well more specifically, crops. Trees won't be able to considering they need wind in order to grow strong but what about others? Elfroot can grow almost anywhere, it's a hardy plant! Maybe…maybe if we can figure out what can grow here…" I started to feel embarrassed from my idea as the utter futility started to weigh down on me. Wynne gave me a warm smile.
"You really want to help the dwarves don't you?" Wynne asked. I nodded. "Well, I do have a few seeds I can lend you. We'll have to see whether the ground here can even support them."
"Well we need fertilizer, a place with plenty of light, and a place to make sure that it won't get trampled on. The only place that has plenty of dirt is Dustown. I'm just worried whether we'll be able to go there. There's a lot of crime and people might destroy the seeds before they can even grow." I sighed.
"Now don't go about defeating yourself before you even start. Derek is from Dustown, perhaps he knows of a place where we can do this." Wynne placed her hand on my head.
"Yeah, I guess we'll have to wait until they come back from Bhelen's." I said, liking that she was running her hand through my hair. It reminded me of my mom and how she used to do it.
"Ah you're both here." Leliana came in and Wynne and I looked at her. "The Grey Wardens just came back from Bhelen." We got up and went toward the dining room.
"Did they say anything?" I asked.
"Not yet." Leliana said. We got in there and everyone was waiting for us. Jowan and Morrigan were up against the wall. Sten and Shale were standing at attention. We took our places on the round table.
"I heard Dace accepted the papers and we got to have a meeting with Bhelen himself, thank the Stone. Now here's the deal. We got our next mission and it's not going to be easy." Derek cleared his throat. "As you know, we have an underground group called the Carta. It's run by the casteless and they do the dwarves dirty work. They smuggled things from the surface world, they deal in lyrium trading, they kill those that wrong the deshyrs. All in all, it's a weed that gets plucked every so often. As much as they say that they are a blemish on dwarven culture, they are needed. With that said, Bhelen had ordered us to kill them."
"Why kill a needed group?" Zevran wondered.
"To make themselves look better. You really think the nobles are going admit that they need them? Hah! They'd be rolling in their graves before saying that they want the Carta around! Even if we're the ones that peddle and scrape by to bring them their silks and fancy shit." Derek grumbled.
"Derek, you said you weren't taking this personally." Eren looked at him.
"Well I lied boss. Those guys, as much as I hated them, gave me the means to take care of my sister and mother. Now, I have to kill them. Don't get me wrong, I'm more livid at the fact that we're going to kill them because it will make him look better. The Carta never really had my loyalty and the people wanted me dead too so there's no love lost between us. I just know that the Carta is going to go right back up again even if we do this." Derek got up from his chair and got out. Eren rubbed his face and Talen scowled.
"This isn't exactly what we had in mind when we thought about choosing Bhelen." Alistair sighed.
"Are you sure we need to do this?" Wynne asked.
"If not Bhelen, then Harrowmont would do it as well from what Derek told us." Talen shrugged. "We don't really want to do it either but it's not exactly like they're doing good either. From what Derek said, they blackmail, cheat, kill, to get by. They're not exactly good at heart."
"That doesn't mean anything. We are not the ones to judge these people." Leliana gripped the table.
"And? We are not here to sympathize with their plight. We are here for one thing only and that is to gain allies for our cause, no matter what they decide to do." Morrigan put her two cents in.
"Truthfully, even if we do lay down the hammer on this group, they will only rise up again. You can call it spring cleaning, no?" Zevran shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
"Either way, this is what is needed to gain Bhelen's approval. We only just got his trust. We can't afford to lose it. We will need to gather information about the Casteless. Leliana, Zevran, think of something to go into Dustown without getting too much attention." Eren stood up.
"Are we really going to go through with this Eren?" Alistair wondered.
"It is a needed sacrifice." Eren nodded before going out. I saw a smirk coming from Morrigan before she followed him out.
"You have been uncharacteristically quiet." Leliana looked at me. I gave her a strong look before getting up.
"I might have an idea." I said before getting out. I walked through the halls, looking for Derek's room. I found it by chance. A servant woman ran out of the room with tears in her eyes, not even noticing me.
"Haile! Wait!" Derek came out and I stood there awkwardly. I gave him a small wave. "Missy, what are you doing here?"
"Well…" I wrung my fingers. "I have an idea…maybe a good one, maybe a bad one. One that I'm not really sure-"
"Spit it out missy." Derek looked up at me. I bit my lip.
"I want to help the casteless by figuring out how to farm underground." I stated. Derek raised an eyebrow.
"A farm? Here?" Derek chuckled.
"I'm serious! I know about the dwarves and how they're slowly dying off because they keep on forgoing their chance on getting help. Well, if they're going to try to be isolationists then they need to figure out how to sustain themselves. Trees won't be able to grow but I want to try my hand at growing other things. Please Derek, I don't want to just stand by and let your people die." I stood still and waited for a response.
"What's your idea?" Derek asked. I felt a slight weight lifted from my shoulders.
"Underground water runs high with minerals, which in itself is good for plants. You also are living around constant volcanic activity. I don't know much about the geographical history around here but I'm pretty sure that the ground had some contact with lava, magma, whatever which means the soil should also be high in nutrients. Meaning, if we can somehow get things together and maybe start a farming community, your crops will be really amazing!" I felt like a person starting to sell a pitch. Derek rubbed his farm.
"It seems like a good idea so how are you going to try to implement it?" Derek wondered.
"Well we need fertilizer for a patch of dirt, and we also need a patch of dirt." I laughed. "I want to try it in Dustown but we need a good area where people won't just destroy it. Since you know the layout and stuff, I was wondering if you can show me a good spot. One that has a lot of light too." I saw Derek thinking.
"I got a spot for you. Get you your ferti-whatever and what you want to grow and I'll show you." Derek nodded.
"Great! Also, who was that girl that ran out of your room?" I asked.
"An old flame of mine. Came around, slapped me a little bit, she'll come back." Derek rubbed his head. "Anyway, go get some sleep. We're not heading towards the Carta hideout yet. They changed the locks again so it's going to take a minute to figure how everything works. I'll come by in the morning to see what we can do with your idea though."
"Yeah, thanks Derek." I said.
"No problem missy." Derek said, going back to his room. I went to my own. Wynne came by and gave me some of her seeds that she said belonged to hardy and stubborn plants. Hopefully, if things go well, we'll be able to pick and choose what grows well here and what doesn't.
Day 7
Things were solemn in headquarters, not like I expected anything different. Alistair and Talen were taking it hard, along with Leliana and Wynne. After all, our enemies this time are people. Bad people but people nonetheless. We are merely human. We don't judge them, God will. At least that is what I like to believe. Dwarves return to the stone and the stone accepts all, as much as the Deshyrs like to think it picks and chooses.
I got up earlier and went to the marketplace. They don't exactly have ranches for brontos but they do have stalls for them. They're used for long expeditions and they carry supplies for them. Which means poop, which means fertilizer. I'm not a gardener but I do know that you mix fertilizer with soil, plow it up to really get in there, press it down, and let the soil rest for a day. After that, you then start to plant stuff.
The guy who took care of the brontos looked at me strange when I offered to buy the waste from him. He muttered 'strange human' before giving it to me. It rank so much but this would do it for now. Derek was waiting for me at the opening leading to Dustown. Unlike the rest of the city, this had a path leading to it. Just like its name, the path wasn't made of stone but dirt.
Dustown was living up to its name. It was the oldest part of the city and there were many abandoned homes. They weren't taken care of so many were slowly turning into rubble. Derek walked with such calm even if I knew we were being watched. It was creepy to say the least. Soon we started going uphill, somewhere away from the middle of Dustown where I knew the Carta hideout would be.
"Where are we going?" I asked. The place that Derek was taking me seemed completely deserted. The homes surrounding us I bet couldn't even have someone living there. Everything seemed so fragile even if it was made out of stone.
"A lot of dusters don't come around here. This is probably the oldest spot in Orzammar. As you can see, it hasn't been taken care of at all. History around here only live in the memories. So long as they're there, they don't care what happens to them physically. There's nothing to be had here. The tallest point in Dustown but for what? All you have is some light from the lava flows and a view of the shit down below." Derek laughed darkly. "No one is going to reach around here for a time. Go ahead and choose your spot. I'll keep a look out. Can't be too careful around these parts."
"Ok." I nodded. I checked all the things off my list to find a spot. I kept away from the homes but found a small crook. There were two stone walls supporting each other but a cracked window that seemed to help form a small lit corner. I didn't have a shovel but my daggers should help with the work for now. I only needed a small spot.
I started digging a decent sized square where the light was hitting the ground. I dug deep, overturning the soil many times. Once it was soft, I started to add the fertilizer. Oh man, I knew I would regret how it would make me smell but it was needed. I kept on overturning the soil until the dirt and the waste turned into deep and dark soil. I was sweating buckets and my back was already starting to hurt from being hunched over so long.
My hands, although were calloused from the constant fighting, were starting to feel sore. Once I knew the mixing was done, the packing started. I didn't have a shovel so I had to use hands and my weight until I got another idea.
"Derek! Can you use your hammer?" I panted. Derek raised his eyebrow but shrugged. I led him to the spot and explained if he can use his hammer to pack the soil around.
"You sure you know what you're doing?" Derek wondered.
"Truthfully, I'm not a farmer. Hell, I wasn't even a gardener. That was my dad, always with the green thumb but this is the extent of my knowledge. Remember this is just a theory, a test. Either I get results or I don't get results, that's it." I shrugged.
"Heh, high stakes. There's a reason I'm so fond of you." Derek guffawed before hammering the soil. Soon it was packed.
"Good, now to let it rest for a day. Then it's time to start planting and watering. Hopefully this will work." I smiled fondly at my little dark square on the ground.
"You really want to help us, don't you?" Derek asked. There was a tiredness in his eyes. I remember that Derek was much older than us, the second oldest when you consider Wynne. He lived through a lot of bad times.
"Yeah." I nodded. Derek went over to the hill nearest the lava flow. I saw he had a bottle. He looked at it before tossing it right into the lava. "What was that?"
"I had to pay my mother her respect. Haven't been able to since I've been here. Heh, she probably would have berated me anyway. Nothing was ever good enough for that woman. Rica told me that she was being a sourpuss on her deathbed. Didn't even care about Rica getting pregnant and finally being part of a noble caste, to Bhelen of all people! Nah, all she ever talked about was why couldn't I see her on her deathbed and that I was stupid for even leaving in the first place." Derek cleared his throat. "Damn, sodding woman." Derek shook his head.
In a way I could understand. I always felt like what I did was never good enough for my mom. Though that's were all the comparisons can come to. I had a semi broken family, most of the problem had to deal with my dad. Of course my mom was super hard on me because she believed that is what I needed to get things done. She wasn't an abusive alcoholic. The fact that Derek can stand proudly here today is from his own strength, not his mother.
Even so, that feeling of love he had for his mother had to be there, locked away, tight but still there. I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder. Derek let out a deep sigh.
"Sorry about getting all deep here. I came here to help you and ranted like an old man. Heh, almost showed my age there for a bit." Derek said.
"I'm a good listener Derek." I said.
"That you are. Anyway, time to go back, you really need a bath. Don't worry your pretty little head missy. I'm alright. Just got emotional with all the happenings around here. I can only see this much, you can't hide under the darkness forever. You got to search for that light and, when you find it, don't let go." Derek laughed, the darkness never really staying with him. I guess from all the shit he had to live through in his life, he finally learned that the best way to deal with everything is to look on the bright side of things. I have to admit, I kinda want to be like him when I grow older.
Will I have to grow older in dragon age? At this point I can't really say but I'd like to learn more from the people around me.
We got back in record time. For once I was turning heads because of my smell. Oddly enough, with Tevinter influence, dwarves were surprisingly clean people. Unless you were a casteless of course. Either way, I managed to get to the baths in record time to clean up all the sweat, dirt, and waste. If this pans out, then that's a step toward the right direction! Yeah!
Beta'd by Syutaku
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