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The two women trudged through the raging storm, trying not to whine about their soaked feet.
Yes, indeed Saya could tell that the weather affected the mysterious woman the same way as her-horribly.
But to their luck they finally got to their destination and approached the large double door that lead to a large building, which Saya never saw near her home… Or anywhere, for that matter. That made her question if she was still in her town, but she decided that, that matter can wait, she didn't really want to go back home, since her 'mom' threw her out anyway.
The woman threw back her hood, revealing her beautiful, red hair, and knocked on the large doors, while Saya waited patiently, trying not to shiver too much.
After a moment the doors slightly opened, and the gap let a warm breeze from inside, making Saya feel very satisfied from the warmth.
"Sister Leliana!? Where have you been all this time?" A woman's voice spoke from inside. Saya immediately looked at the red-head.
"I was just enjoying a nice stroll, your reverence" Leliana stated sarcastically.
"In the rain?... Very well that is not my business …" The woman trailed off. And finally her gaze was set upon the shivering girl, who was almost hiding behind Leliana.
"And who might this be?" She asked with a slight smile on her face.
"Oh, I found her in an alley, alone and defenseless, so I felt the need to bring her here at least until she gets warm" Leliana looked down at the little girl, behind her."I couldn't let a child freeze in the cold rain" she said with a smile.
"Of course she can stay here, everyone is welcome in the chantry, but I do recommend buying a room in the inn, if the girl doesn't know where her parents are, the chantry is packed as it is" the woman said cheerily. Saya was thrown back by what the woman said. Chantry!? She thought. What is a chantry, I've never heard of one!
Leliana noticed the shocked look on Saya's face "Is something wrong?" The red-head turned to the girl and crouch down so that both of them were at eye level. Saya shook her head while shivering furiously. "Oh, we'd better get you inside, before you turn into thin ice" And with that Leliana took Saya's icy hand and led her inside the chantry.
~Inside the chantry~ (obviously)
Leliana quickly led Saya to a place where she could sit and ran off to fetch some blankets.
Saya observed her surroundings, and noticed quite a few odd things, or… more like a lot of odd things. First off, she noticed that everything looked a lot like a church, except it was really messy, the benches were all gone and there were all sorts of stuff lying on the ground like papers, books and such. The other thing she noticed is that the place was crowded, and half of the people there were either wearing robes or were equipped from head to toe with metal armor. That surprised her a bit since, this was not a sight that you would see in a normal church, or so Saya thought.
Finally Leliana returned with the blankets and wrapped Saya up like a present. It made it a bit difficult for Saya to move, but at least she was warm.
Saya's P.O.V
I shifted in my seat, in an attempt to make myself more comfortable, but that was hard to accomplish since I couldn't really move very freely.
"I'll go fetch you something to eat" Leliana suddenly said in a cheery tone. I can't believe how nice she is. You couldn't find anyone this nice in our neighborhood even if you tried. I don't think I could ever repay her.
She returned with some bread and a cup of tea and handed them to me. As I looked at the bread, just then I realized how hungry I really was, so I stuffed the bread in my face and ate it, it was still warm and soft.
"So, may I ask your name, dear" Leliana suddenly directed a question at me.
I swallowed the bread and happily said "I'm Saya" Leliana giggled slightly as I finished the last piece of bread.
"That is a pretty name. And as you probably overheard, my name is Leliana, I'm a lay sister, here in the chantry" I didn't understand what a lay sister is, but I pretended to understand her and nodded.
Some people were passing by us and they were looking at me like a was not of this world (ooh yes I just did that)
We sat in silence for a moment until Leliana asked the question that I feared the most.
"So where do you come from Saya, I don't recall seeing you in the village before?" I tried to hide the shocked look on my face, and succeeded, as expected. I developed a sort of skill where I can hide my emotions very well, but I can't really use that skill whenever I want, it sort of comes in action whenever IT pleases. I contemplated on what I should answer for a moment, but I decided to tell her the truth, since I trusted her and didn't want to lie.
"Well…" I started "I don't come from this village, I come from a little town called Queenstown" Leliana looked at me as if I was crazy
"Well I've never heard of such a town. Where is it exactly?" She asked me
"Well It's in New Zealand" I stated, but Leliana looked even more confused than before
"New Zea…land?" She pronounced "I've never heard of such a place in Thedas" I sighed in frustration. I guess it is n-… Wait… THEDAS!? Saya panicked in her mind. Where is Thedas!?
Leliana probably noticed my silence and the confused look on my face, because after a moment she asked "It seems YOU don't even know where you are, yes?" I nodded in response. She looked down and then smiled at me "Well, I won't bother you about it, maybe you will remember later… I will ask more questions tomorrow In the meantime we need to get some rest, it looks like you need it" She said while getting up from her seat and motioning me to get up as well.
"Where are we going?" I asked curiously.
She laughed a bit "Well, as the revered mother suggested we need to go sleep in the inn, at least for this night"
"Oh, yeah"
I left all the blankets and the empty cup on the chair I was sitting on and followed Leliana to the exit.
"You should probably wear this, it isn't raining anymore, but it is still cold" Leliana turned to me and gave me a sort of leather coat with fur on the collar. My face lit up with joy as I put on the coat. Surprisingly it fit well enough. "Are you ready to go?" The red-head questioned me with a smile on her face. I nodded and both of us made our way out of this so called chantry.
Third Person P.O.V
The sky was clear, but still dark. Leliana was holding Saya's hand and lead her towards a building which wasn't far from the chantry. Now that the storm clouds have gone, Saya could see things more clearly. She could now make out the multiple wooden buildings in the distance and a few lights shining through the windows, but the main light source was the moon. It illuminated their way and made everything look so beautiful. Saya couldn't help, but stare at the moon.
"So, do you know where your parents might be?" Leliana's voice suddenly snapped Saya out of her little moon-staring faze.
"No, all I remember is my mama yelling at me and throwing me out, but this is not the place where I live, so she is very far away"
They stopped right in front of the inn and Leliana crouched down to Saya's height and gave her a big hug. "Oh, I must've been terrible for you… But don't worry I will take care of you as best I can" Leliana said while still embracing the little girl. Saya couldn't help but get teary-eyed out of joy. She really liked Leliana from the start and Leliana took a liking to the girl as well.
"Alright then we should get some rest, I have rented a room here. There are two beds, so you can stay with me the night" Leliana stated as Saya nodded.
They entered the inn which seemed like it had gone through hell; there were a couple of men lying on the floor unconscious and a few drunks were laughing at the sight. Some tabled were flipped over and there were glass shard scattered all around the floor. Blood stained a couple of walls. The innkeeper seemed to nog give a damn about.
Leliana grabbed Saya's hand and led her along the wall of the bar, not wanting to draw attention.
But suddenly she felt a tight grip in her wrist and saw a fat burly man gripping her wrist "Ah, sister Leliana… what a surprise to see you here" Leliana looked at him calmly. The man's attitude made Saya furious and she felt something stirring inside her… something she never felt before.
"It shouldn't be a surprise, I have stayed here for quite a while… Now if you will excuse us kind sir we will be heading to our room" Leliana said nonchalantly and yanked her hand out of the man's grip and continued to lead Saya to their room.
Saya was still angry at the man's attitude, but whatever had stirred inside her had calmed down a tad bit.
Leliana unlocked the door and entered the room, closing the door as Saya entered as well. The room was rather small, but that didn't bother them, there WERE two beds on the opposite sides of the room and an arm-chair with a table and a book-shelf beside it. "You can choose which bed you want to sleep in" Leliana informed Saya she went towards the table and retrieved a small pack from under it. Saya walked towards the bed on the right side of the room and sat on it. She bounced up and down on it, with a happy smile on her face. Leliana turned to Saya and looked at her with an amused expression. "I'm guessing you pick that one?" She questioned Saya with a giggle. The girl nodded frantically still bouncing up and down.
Leliana went to sit on her bed and looked at Saya, who had finally stopped her bouncing. "May I ask you something?" The red-head questioned.
"Of course!" Saya immediately answered.
Leliana nodded and continued "How old are you?"
Saya looked at her with a bit of shock in her face, she looked down and after a moment decided to talk "Well, I'm almost fourteen, believe it or not… My birthday is just next week"
Leliana laughed for a moment "Oh, that's adorable… You are fourteen, but act like a child" Saya didn't feel offended, she must admit she did tend to act like a child most of the time.
"Well, we should go to sleep; we have a busy day tomorrow"
And the both of them undressed and headed off to deep sleep. Saya didn't drift off for a long time. I wonder if this is actually reality she thought to herself as she laid in the bed, looking up at the ceiling. I wonder what this new world holds, if it is real. And with that Saya felt her eye-lids beginning to feel heavy and she drifted off into sleep.
Well here you go... I hope you like how it is going so far. Mind dropping a review my way? I would really appreciate your opinion on this :) Alright, Next chapter Saya and Leliana meet the dream team! :D