3… Training Friendships

"Ok, I'm Liliana, and guess i've gotta figure out which of you are rouges? Ok. Um… Lets see how you do with daggers. It's a good start. If anyone gets hurt we'll just assume that they're not an assassin."

Maya picked up the knife, and it shocked her. She dropped it. "Ow! What the heck?"

"Uh, i'm gonna assume you're a mage, based on that."

"Hm."

Axton picked up a dagger, and her cut himself with it. "Fffffffffffundge… i'm gonna assume i'm not a rouge."

"Good idea."

Krieg and Salvador picked up the daggers without trouble, but tried to throw them and almost hit Lily. She curved around them, and Sal picked up another. "Put. It. Down." She stared him down, and he dropped the blade.

Gaige removed the two from her boots and threw them at the dummies. They hit on the money, and she celebrated in her own way. "Haha! Shoop doop doop. I don't love you at all. Yay!"

Zer0 pulled his dagger, and he also hit the target. He nodded. "Still the best." He sheathed it. Liliana nodded.

"Well, I have an idea of who is skilled in my field.I think the Inquisitor was right." She looked around at the others. "You should report to Cullen, although I think I already know everyone's classes based on the way you all performed."

"Then I was right. Let's just send them where they need to go." Lady Lavellan came up from behind Lily, and she nodded.

"I'll get right on it."

"Maya, come with me. Liliana, take the boys to Cullen." Maya followed the Inquisitor, and she looked back at the others. "Axton, keep an eye on Krieg. Keep him out of trouble."

"Will do."

"Bye, Maya. Stay safe." Krieg wanted to follow her, but he was pulled in the other direction. She nodded.

Maya and the Inquisitor walked into the garden, and Morrigan stood waiting. "Tis only you, then? Alright. I apologize for my previous displays. I… nevermind. Let's begin."

Meanwhile…

Cullen paced in front of the new warriors. Each was watching him. "Alright, lets just get right to business. I'm Cullen, and I helped save your behinds. Now, Lets get to work!"

(Insert 'I'll make a man out of you' sequence)

Later…

"They did well, Inquisitor. I think Sera would like this one." Liliana gestured to Gaige. She smiled.

Cullen nodded to the elven woman. "They are great Warriors, and would make excellent inquisition soldiers." Morrigan and Maya were nowhere to be seen.

"Have any of you seen Maya? She isn't one to be late." Suddenly, Morrigan swooped over Salvador's head in raven form, and landed. She reverted, and looked up at the balcony she had come from. The grin on her face was huge.

"Tis wonderful to see such natural talents." Everyone followed her gaze, and Maya stood on the railing of the upper level. She leaned forward and dove towards the ground, turning into a bird at the last second and landing Behind Krieg, having reverted as her feet touched the ground.

"It took me years to even attempt such a feat as to fall from that high, relying only on your body to do as it's told, yet she has mastered it in less than three hours. A rare feat, indeed." Maya's face was bright with rush. "It's amazing! it's seeing through another form of yourself, only you don't feel like yourself. You feel weightless and spiritually correct, you know?"

"Tis true, but magic is dangerous. I'm surprised that your talents are so great as to have rivaled my own, and so quickly. For The Maker's sake, i've given birth to reincarnated gods! Oh, wait. You didn't want to know that. Sorry." She looked embarrassed, but kept composure, not bringing her hands to her face or rushing away, as she had done previously.

"The King of Ferelden's son, no less."

"Liliana!"

"But Morrigan? You made such a cute couple!"

"Liliana, please. We were not a couple. The hero of Ferelden became Queen, remember? He was the only one who I knew she could persuade to… to... nevermind. Please, drop the subject."

"Ok, you." The smile on her face said 'We will speak more of this later, as soon as more people are around' in Morrigan's eyes. She shivered.

For some reason, Morrigan couldn't leave it there. "Keran… is my son, no less. I love him, god or not. Yes, he is Alistar's son, but he… doesn't know that. So leave it be. Just... Urgh! Now, you have me talking about it again!" Liliana laughed. Morrigan scowled at her.

" Uh, Morrigan? Are you alright? Do we need to, um, go get Keran? you seem to miss him."

"Please, Inquisitor. Don't worry about me."

"Alright." Solas came into the room.

"Inquisitor? The portals have been aligned again! They must go."

"No!" Morrigan took Maya's hand. "They can't. They're my friends, as hard as it is for me to say. I won't see them again!" Maya hooked an Echo to Morrigan's arm. "What? What is this?"

"An Echo. Now we can talk whenever we want to."

Morrigan gave Maya a hug. "Thank you! Tis a most thoughtful gift. I will miss you."

"Maybe next alignment you will come visit me?"

"If tis possible. You will see more of all of us. I promise."

Later, in Maya's room back in the Borderlands…

"You are one of my best friends, and that says alot. Maybe i'll let you meet Keran sometime." Morrigan had figured out the Echo fairly quick.

"Sounds wonderful."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Morrigan."

Maya lay down on the bed with the blanket to her chest. She rubbed her eyes and combed through her hair with her fingers. She fell asleep not long after, and dreamt about her new bird form, and her soaring over the hills with Morrigan, the look of happiness and laughter on her face. Maya slept for a few hours, then bolted awake. Her dream about Morrigan had gotten weird fast.

"I think… I think i'm in love. What will Krieg think?" She conflicted within her thoughts. "Well, I guess one side relationship won't hurt, right?"

The End

Sorry for the Markimoo Quote by Gaige. I just HAD to. IT HAS TO HAPPEN! (Shooty Mcface)