My Bride wears Red
As I woke up my cousin Shianni shoke me
"wake up lazy bones" she smiled "dont you know what day it is"
"I don't care" I snapped
"Hardly the tone for a Bride Kallian" She smiled
"but I don't want to get married Im a warrior not a housewife" I snapped
"well just get ready" She giggled and whent off to drink probably.
My Father tried to give me a lecture a bout tradition and all that but I didnt care I was already bored I walked out into the street and everyone was paying attiention to me I hated it I should be in Ostagar fighting with the army not here but they probably would'nt accept an elf any way.
I saw my cousin Soris talking to a human about his bride
"at least the guy for my cousin seems cool mine sounds like a dieing mouse" Typical Soris
"maby you'll get a cage as a wedding present" The huaman joked I had to admit that was pretty funny he was alright looking for a human kinda Skinny in fact if he had pointed ears He might have passed for a tall elf, he had long black hair down to his shoulders and had deep blue eyes, he was wearing a set of blue robes and had a large stick on his back,
"hey cous ready to celebrate the end of our independace together?" Soris asked me
"so this is the lady you were talking about nice to meet you Im Raziel" the human said as he offered me his hand expecting me to shake it.
after I met my groom and Soris's bride another human dressed in noble clothing with two lackys following him
"savor the hunt boys" she smiled as if we were just there to look at
"touch me and I'll gut you you pig!" Shianni snaped
"It's a party isnt it? grab a whore and have a good time"
"let me handle this" Raziel said to me I was suprised a shemlin was helping me
"hey Vaughan"
"who ar.. Raziel? Raziel Cousland what are you doing here"
"just having a stroll" Raziel Shrugged
"how is that sister of yours?"
"fine how is that scar she gave you" He smiled
Vaughan rolled up his sleeve and I saw a deep scar going up his arm
"10 years I have had that"
"well old friend these elves are just trying to enjoy themselves why don't you got to the pearl like other nobles?"
"why pay at the pearl when" he stopped talking as Shianni smashed a bottle on his head
"are you insane?" one of his lackys snapped "this is Vaughan Kendells the arl of denrims son"
"well maby his dad should have taught him better manners" I snapped
"you have a lot of nerve Knife ears this will mgo badly for you" his other lacky said as they carried him away
"don't worry your pretty little head he wont telling an even woman took him down" Raziel Said as he heped himself to the wine
"I guess so" Shianni chuckled
"thanks for trying" Soris said to Raziel patting him on the shoulder while they were talking I saw another human he had much more muscle and had a beard he often stroked
"I'm sorry to bother you sir but I m going to have to ask you to leave" I said trying to be polite
"Duncan you slow poke I have been here half an hour" Raziel smirked as he patted Duncan on his armored shoulder
"your sister needed new arrows and she wanted to get Baxter's collar repaired"
"just get him a new one its almost as old as I am" Raziel smiled as he drank another wine
"Duncan long time no see" my father said as he walked up to him
"I'm sorry I didn't know"I stuttered
"it's ok Kallian" Dad assured me as he stroked my hair
"so who is this young man is he a grey warden as-well"
a grey warden! my mother used to tell me about them joining them was a great honor
"not yet old friend I am looking for recruits I have found two him and his Sister"
"you accept women" I asked
"of course someones gender is irrelevant as long as you can fight in some way you are welcome among us"
"elves as-well then" I asked getting more and more exited
"of course some of our greatest hero's have been elven in fact Garahel the man who slew the last Archdemon and ended the fourth blight was such a one"
I practically begged Dad to let Duncan sign me up but he refused and told me to get to to my wedding after The chantry woman moaned on about rubbish Vaughan reared his ugly head again
"lets take those two the one in the tight dress and.. where's the bitch that bottled me?"
"over here lord Vaughan" his lackey said as he grabbed Shianni
"let me go you stuffed shirt son of a" she moaned as she tried to get away
"oh I'll enjoy taming her" He smiled evilly came up to me and stroked my chin "you look nice to"
"Leave her alone" Raziel snapped "this is a wedding and you aren't invited piss off"
"Ha! If you want to dress up your pets and have tea parties, that's your business, but don't pretend this is a proper wedding. Now we're here for a good time, aren't we boys?"
"Just a good time with the ladies that's all" His lackey sneered
"ok but not her" Raziel said as he grabbed me by the waist "she's mine"
"ha ha now your talking like a noble old friend I always feared you were like your father but clearly not" he chuckled "back to the palace boys" he sneered leaving with every girl that was 'legal'
"Im sorry about that" Raziel said as he let me go.
"that was clever but let me in on it next time I smirked"
"we should take them back by force" I heard an old elf shouting.
"I say we sneak in a small group has a better chance" I suggested
"for that you will need weapons here I have a few spare take them" Ducan said opening the flaps on his caravan in it was a long sword, a shield, a cross bow,and a great sword I took the great sword gave Soris the sword and Shield and gave my groom Nelaros the cross bow.
we managed to sneak in with little trouble with Raziel around we just said we were his guards we found Vaughan and his lackeys in his room
"give me back my friends shemlin" I snapped
"look this doesn't have to end in Violence lets make a deal you leave and I will pay you 40 sovereign that's a lot of money and if you kill me my father won't let that go"
"shove up your ass" I snapped
"I always regret talking to knife ears now I think I'll just gut your ignorant carcasses" we got into a fight we killed him and his lackeys but Nelaros was killed as well I did'nt really care my cousin and friends were more important that some guy I just meet.
As we got back to the Alienage we sent all the women home and gave Duncan back his weapons but the guards came after us and demanded to know what happened
"it was all my doing" I lied If I whent to jail alone Soris wouldnt suffer
"very well take into the dungeon when the arl returns he will decide what to do with her" the gaurd said as they tied a rope around my wrists
"wait I would like to suggest something" Duncan stopped them
"justice is done grey warden there is nothing to add"
"even so I hereby invoke the right on conscription"
"fine just get her out of here today" after cutting the rope and explaining the rite Duncan let me say my goodbyes, and got on the caravan with Raziel a young blonde human who said her name was Elissa and a dog who seemed to like we we drove away to the only place I knew for my entire 19 years.
A/n thanks for reading I will upload the next 2 chapters when they are finished please review with any criticism its the only way I'll improve.
Disclaimer: Dragon age belongs to Bioware and Electronic arts I wrote and uploaded this purely for the fun of it.