Angelle had been given a small, but comfortable room in the bottom of the Gallows. She really didn't want to stay, but at least this gave her an opportunity to read through the reports. Angelle sat by the desk reading, while Conna slept on the bed. Meredith was right. There was an alarming number of bloodmages, but still it seemed that they were using the rite of tranquillity in an alarming rate. One girl, who had passed her Harrowing, had tried to flee while on an escorted reagent hunt. According to the report they had been attacked by a giant spider and the girl had tried to take the opportunity to run. It also said that she had later claimed she didn't try to escape, but was merely terrified of the spider. She was made tranquil as a warning to others, so they would not encounter this problem again while getting reagents.
She continued to read when she suddenly heard someone running. Unable to control her curiosity she opened the door. She saw Ser Alrik and a few other men running.
"Come on men, she will not get away." Ser Alrik said with a smug smile on his face.
Angelle grabbed her daggers and decided to follow them. If he was the one behind these unjustified rites, she wanted to know. She kept a safe distance and saw them go in to a tunnel. She walked slowly until she heard battle. The templars screamed and she was certain she heard spells fire. She ran, but when she arrived the escort of templars lay dead on the ground. In the middle of the carnage were a young man with red-blonde hair his entire body covered in blue glowing markings. As a black fog was rising from him, his eyes started flashing like lightning. What was he?
"Stay away from me demon!" the girl cried.
"I am no demon! Are you one of them that you would call me such?" He said with a harsh voice
"Please messere..." The girl gave a frighten sob.
The man raised his hand his fury literally glowing from his face and body.
"Don't you lay a hand on that girl!" Hawke said determined as she walked closer. He was clearly an abomination of some sort and a powerful one. He had already killed so many and Hawke had no intension of the girl, or herself, becoming his next victim. Caution seemed to be the best approach. He stopped his attack and turned his attention to Hawke. Angelle looked at the girl discretely pointing at some crates. The girl nodded and crawled behind them, without the abomination noticing.
"You would stand by while mages are abducted and tortured! I will have every last templar for these atrocities!"
"Calm yourself. I will not hurt you unless you make me."
His eyes intensified, his rage becoming almost a fire around his body.
"You will feel Justices burn!"
"How is killing an innocent girl justice?" Hawke had to keep herself under control when all she really wanted to do was kill the blighted thing.
He raised his hands conjuring a spell, but Hawke quickly drained his mana and with a force of will gave him a knock back. He flew backwards. It was easier than she had expected he must have been depleted from dealing with the others. He got back up and Hawke prepared herself for a fight. Then something unexpected happened. He started shaking uncontrollably and as he fell to his knees the blue disappeared. When he looked up his eyes were full of regret as his tears ran down his face.
"Maker no! I almost... If you weren't here.." His voice was gentle and filled with terror and despair. As he looked into Angelles eyes she felt her heart stop. Moments ago she wanted to kill him, but now... he looked even more terrified than the girl he tried to kill. She felt... sorry for him.
"I have to get out of here." He ran.
"Wait!" But before she could give chase the girl began to cry violently. She couldn't leave her and this man was clearly too dangerous to hunt down on her own. She walked over to the girl and kneeled in front of her.
"Are you hurt?"
The girl shook her head.
"Can you tell me what happend?"
"My mom has been sick and might be near death. I wanted to see her, but the templars would not grant me permission to see her. So I tried to escape, when Ser Alrik's men caught up to me." She started sobbing.
"Shhhh... it's alright I won't hurt or punish you."
"They wanted to make me tranquil. As I begged them not to do it he showed up. At first I thought he was here to help me, but then he turned on me."
She threw her arms around Hawkes neck and whispered thank you over and over.
"Come I'll take you back to the Circle. Tomorrow I will escort you myself so that you can see your mother."
Before leaving Hawke searched Ser Alriks body and found another letter proposing the Rite being used more widely as well as a list of mages Meredith had agreed to make tranquil. "This has to stop."