Spinner, with Merrill and Fenris walked into the qunari compound. Spinner could not help but feel uneasy, something was watching her, Spinner just knew it. looking around as she approached the base of the stairs she saw the source, a bound qunari was kneeling next to the bench. The woman was bound tightly and Spinner felt her blood boil at the scars lining her skin, before she could think further the dwarf demanded a meeting with the Arishok.
When the large qunari entered the open area, and sat at the bench, Spinner saw the bound woman forced to bow so low her mask touch the ground. Fenris spoke greeting the Arishok, this seemed to amuse the large man. Spinner listened and watched, as the dwarf failed over and over to get what he wanted. When they were about to be kicked out she spoke.
"I was promised future profits from my task, what am I supposed to do about that?" she demanded, the Arishok looked at her with respect.
The Arishok demanded that she be paid, once the dwarf paid he left cursing. As they were dismissed her followers moved to leave but she stayed, the bound woman was looking at her again. Spinner got the feeling that this woman was watching her for something, with a confidence she did not feel she approached the base again.
"There is no more coin here for you human, why do you bother me still?" the Arishok growled.
Asaaranda watched the human approach the base, Resentment was watching as well. Something about this woman called to her demon ally, when the Arishok questioned her the woman did not flinch. Instead she stood tall and looked the Arishok in the eye.
*That one walks the battlefields boldly, her fate is great and tied to yours. Watch her and learn her face, she will be of use in time.* with that resentment left.
"What crimes has that woman done, to be treated so harshly?" The woman demanded glaring at the Arishok.
"She has committed no crimes, she is a Saarebas." He explained, the woman glared at him.
"What do you mean she did nothing?! She looked like she has been beaten to hell and back!" The woman yelled, her male elf follower tried to grab her hand.
"She is a what you call a mage, and thus needs to be bound and control. Any wounds she has, are from her resisting her leash. Now I have no more time to waste on you, leave." With that the woman was escorted to the gate.
Asaaranda watched the woman leave, her master grabbed her horn and yanked. She was forced to her feet and pushed to his quarters, she knew that she was going to receive a really bad beating this time. her master hated her getting attention, she knew it was because what he was doing was against the qun.
The moment she was forced inside he ripped her skirt off forcing her to the ground, and proceeded to rape her. When he was done, he moved away and grabbed the leash control, she braced for the pain that was coming.
(Months later.)
Tallis crouched on the rooftops as the city burned below her, the Bas Hawke ran along the street below. Tallis scowled as the group approached the qunari group ahead, the damn demon resentment was very good at moving his pieces. Tallis could not stand working with that demon, but if it meant freeing her child she would do anything.
"How many of these guys are there?!" A rage filled scream came from the woman, beside her the Bas who stole the tome was drawing her knives.
"Forget that Spinner, lets worry more about staying alive through you insane plan!" the Bas yelled, Tallis drew her bow and aimed carefully.
{For this you better watch over my child, resentment!} She snarled, with a final breath the arrow was loosed.
Asaaranda fought unwillingly through the streets, she was among the last qunari Saarebas of the force. It had started with the death of the first batch of the Arvaarad who had been sent to kill her teacher, the male Saarebas whose ashes were later found. After that an ever-increasing amount fell either to demons or the tal-valshoth, only her master's jealous watch kept her damned to life.
The sound of something exploding was her only warning, before her powers slammed into her full force. The leash had been destroyed, and with it her power were hers to command fully for the first time in over twenty years. Before she could do more than grin, she felt resentment slide into her mind like an old friend.
*Now free yourself, the Arvaarad already flees.* Asaaranda growled as lightning arced off her skin, freeing her.
*Good he dies here and now!* She snarled, but when she tried to turn her body would not move.
*No, it is not your place to end him. He will fall to the one who will bring the most pain, for now though slay these qunari and help the human.* Resentment ordered, Asaaranda growled but turned to obey.
Varric planted his feet firmly, and began slinging bolt after bolt into the qunari group. Spinner stood not far off to his right, Isabela was circling around her killing any who got close. That woman had turned into a horribly vicious fighter, at least whenever Spinner was threatened. Fenris was wading through the crowd with Aveline by his side, Bethany fought beside Merrill and anders. They had lucked out in running into Warden Howe, who had order Bethany to remain with Hawke until he returned.
A explosion that took of the hand of the lead Arvaarad, made Varric turn. He saw the man running scared, so fast and desperately Varric was worried. He found out why a moment later as a lightning storm erupted around the bound mage woman, Varric was about to take aim when spinner stopped him.
"I hope you have a plan Spinner!" Varric yelled as the bound mage began moving again.
"I have a feeling that she has an axe to grind." Was all Spinner could say, before a roar of hate drowned out everything.
Asaaranda roared as her magic burned the lip bindings away, her black mist began swirling around her giving her a full view of the battle around her. A clawed hand snapped out and into the chest of a Qunari near her, with a twist and pull, she ripped the heart out. As the body dropped she seized the weapon, hefting it she relieved another of her kind of his head.
*Good, now let me show you something that will serve you well!* Resentment rasped in her ear, she felt her magic pushed into the bodies around her.
The pain and regrets mixing with the hate and unfinished business, stirred at the touch of her magic, and began to suffuse the bodies. Resentment was smiling and feeding, or at least that is what it felt like to her. To her shock and amazement, the bodies stood back up and began attacking her enemies. This was different than the necromancy she knew, no spirits were being call or controlled.
*What is this!?* She asked, even as she cleaved through the bodies around her.
*I told you, I am the voice of the fallen and the wronged, my touch stirs the remaining flickers of resentment in every corpse.* Resentment sound like a proud father talking about his children, She watched as the smoke leapt from one corpse into the corpse it had just killed.
*Everyone does not want to go alone into the dark, so each one of our pets will kill one to take with them and so on.* Resentment rasped as the last corpse fell, leaving only the humans and her.
Tallis turned and left, her child safe from that monster. She deliver the notice to 'The Iron Bull' that he was to capture that monster, for crime of abusing his Saarebas. She would make sure to include a full report on the actions that 'had just come to light.', after that she would return to her soulmate.
{Farewell my child, I doubt that we will ever meet again.} she whispered over her shoulder, Tallis felt Resentment enter her mind for a moment.
*Pleasure doing business with you, do tell your mate that her daughter will find true love some day. I will make sure of that, when the time comes be ready to confront your daughter again.* Resentment left laughing.
"I hate that thing!" She growled, as she ran across the rooftops away from the burning city.