The sound of footsteps against the stone floor jolted Tama out of her sleep. How long had she been asleep? It did not matter she still felt she could sleep for another hundred years.

Suddenly the door sprung open in front of her, the light piercing through the cold darkness of the room, making her wince as her eyes protested against the intrusion.

"Come on." a rough voice commanded from the doorway shortly followed by a number of footsteps as the bindings around her hands were cut down, however Tama noticed the bindings were not loosened and the sudden movement had caused the rope to cut more into her skin earning her captures a delightful groan of pain from her lips.

"Aww I think it's hurt." the rough voice mocked grabbing her hair and forcing her face to his, "But don't worry soon we will have you screaming." dropping her head with force Tama stumbled over her own feet as she was forced to follow a number of her captures to the main of the chantry.

It was the shouts and curses of violence that brought Tama out of her haze of confusion, her eyes tried to focus in the things around her but only blurred angry faces stared back at her. It seemed forever that she was paraded around the chantry so everyone could have their turn at throwing insults at the Qunari.

Finally she was dragged to the altar at the end of the large chantry hall, her head was forced to look up as her eyes squinted once more whilst trying to focus.

This is it… Finally!

"Brothers and sisters we are here to show judgement against the unclean, the uncouth of Andraste." Gus' voice bellowed from behind her as other voices rang up to the rafters with agreement. "This creature has refused Andraste's light and guidance. We shall deliver it to the righteous path, for let the maker himself have mercy on this forsaken soul."

Just hurry up and kill me you over stuffed priest.

"Of course the maker will not accept such a child unless she screams for mercy!" Tama tried to turn her head when she heard movement from behind her but once again her face was forced to look forward.

It was the movement within the air that caught her attention first before the breaking of leather rope against her skin forced the scream from her lungs. Tama found no time to recover as once more the air crackled before another whip landed on her skin. Biting down on her bottom lip Tama forced herself to swallow down the scream, her back was already burning from the onslaught of whippings, the warmth of blood mixed in with the burning of her skin as one, two, three whips of rope landed once more on her back.

"See children she still defies Andraste even now she does not scream out for mercy."

The air moved once more behind her, bracing herself for another round of whippings she was shocked when it wasn't the snap of the whip against her skin that met her ears, no, it was the horrified screams of the humans surrounding her.

Gus was about to unleash another round of whippings when his hand seemed to be gripped by a steel vice, it was the screams of horror from his congregation that made him look up only to be met with the deep blue glare of another Qunari.

The growl came deep from within Bull as he stood holding the human by his arm, forcing the human closer he could not help but smirk as he saw the once commanding leader now shivering like a child.

Another round of screams travelled to the rafters as soldiers began pouring into the chantry, the sound of their heavy boots echoing with every step, all of them forcing the congregation into the middle of the hall, within moments they were all surrounded.

Tama could not make out which was reality or within her mind when it came to the sounds around her. She was still waiting for the rope to lash out once more, but the fire of the whip was replaced with cold hands on her shoulders and a soft voice, "Tama … Tama…" she recognised the voice …. "Tama please don't hurt anymore." the voice sounded like it was on the verge of tears.

"Cole?" she forced through her dry throat. Squinting her eyes begin to focus as a large hat and pale eyes came into view, "Cole?"

"She is awake." he smiled before wrapping his arms around her.

"Cole." she repeated, it can't be real, she had died … she was in the fade, it had to be. None of the others knew where she was. Yes! That was it! She had died from the combinations of lack of food, water and violent whippings. Tama could feel herself crying with tears of slight joy.

"Why isn't she fighting back?" Cole asked still holding onto Tama. He did not want to move his hands from her body. He could feel her pain pulsating through the air but it was the far distant look in her eyes as they watered that worried him.

"Come Tama. Drink." Solas placed the cold tonic bottle to her lips as she drank slowly. "Tama." he frowned when she did not seem to even register his voice speaking her name, kneeling down he placed his hands on the side of her head and let the soft warmth of magic flow through his veins.

"Something is wrong?" Cole asked once more a little more panicked.

"Give her time Cole." Solas went back to concentrating, he was able to drown out the shouts and screams from around him. After a few moments he watched as Tama lifted her head fully and looked at him, it was as if she was seeing him for first time, he could see that she was trying not to cry.

Without warning Cole softly wrapped his arms around her, her eyes still fixed at Solas. "Please don't leave. Everyone is hurting." he whispered over and over resting his head on her shoulder, "I miss you. Bull misses you. Sataareth misses you. Please don't leave."

Tama had to slow her breathing, it wasn't real, she was hallucinating from the pain. This was her punishment for leaving them all. No. It was real. Slowly her eyes began to focus as she saw Solas kneeling in front of her. Feeling the soft warmth of his healing magic made it real. Tama wanted to cry with joy, with fear, with weakness but she couldn't not yet, not in front of those lunatics. It was then she heard Cole pleading softly in her ear, she could not stop herself from smiling softly as she turned her head towards him. She had wronged them all, they had come for her, they had missed her …. it was then it all hit her, they had missed her …. the tears began falling from her eyes as she looked at Solas, after everything she had put them through … they had come to rescue her.

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