"It is lost." Shale stated.
"I'm not lost! Besides, weren't you the one that said that thaig should have been around here?!" I shouted. Eren laughed and I pouted.
"I told you we should have taken the path from Orzammar." Wynne said.
"I believe the elder mage has proved its point." Shale said.
"You guys suck." I pouted. We were combing near the Frostback mountains, looking for the thaig Shale described. From a few reports that Leliana gave me, they had found an opening to the Deep Roads somewhere around here. Not only did I have a duty to find the Deep Roads, it coincided with Shale's information. Eren was happily trudging along. From his letters, he was dying from boredom and annoyance in the capital. It was only a favor to do for a friend.
There was a far off look in his eye. I had no doubt that he was thinking of Morrigan. Say what you'd like about the woman, it was clear what they had was love. It was the same look I had whenever I remembered Leliana. She had her own purpose in life though.
"We should continue the search later. I believe it might start to rain anytime soon." Wynne said, looking at the over cast sky.
"It should stop embarrassing itself lest it finds itself in a storm." Shale chuckled.
"Shut it! I'm not lost! I'm-gah!" The earth crumbled underneath me and I fell along with the gravel. For a second, I didn't know what was up or down until I hit hard ground. I groaned and sat up. In front of me was Deep Roads covered in green. I did a quick healing spell and shouted in happiness. "Hah! I told you I wasn't lost!"
"And so it triumphs while covered in gravel…" Shale sighed, coming down with Wynne and Eren holding onto her.
"You're just jealous because I found it first!" I shouted before hearing those little whispers in my head. We looked ahead and in came a horde of darkspawn. I felt that giddiness work up. I haven't had a good fight in a while.
"Shale with me!" Eren shouted, running toward the horde. I ran with them, taking out my staff and doing a small fireball. Those that resisted got pummeled in the face by Shale or got struck down by Eren's sword. I saw a few levitating boulders that crushed the Genlocks that were rushing toward us.
"Score one for the Wardens!" I shouted.
"It has been writing too many letters to the spirit." Shale groaned.
"Nia rubs off on me too much. I can't help it." I shrugged. Eren chuckled.
"You two do write to each other quite often from what she tells me." Eren said, flicking off the blood from his blade.
"Leliana and I keep up with her the most from what she writes to me." I explained. "She tells me everything that's happening in Kirkwall and, from what Leliana tells me as well, it's not all that pretty." I grumbled. We passed through the entrance and I took a breath in awe. There were several parts where the Deep Roads caved in, allowing sunlight to filter in as well as vegetation.
"I never stop feeling the awe from seeing the Deep Roads." Wynne sighed.
"Of course sweep away the corpses and ignore the ruins for it to be something worth seeing…" Shale mumbled.
"You really don't know how to appreciate the beauty of nature do you Shale?" Wynne rolled her eyes.
"The beauty of nature can be and will be crushed underfoot. Oh look! A flower! How weak its petals are beneath my solid stone foot! Let me weep silent tears for its unnatural death!"
"Ok we get it Shale." I laughed as we continued on through the Thaig. "Are you remembering anything yet?"
"Absolutely nothing." Shale sated.
"Perfect." I rolled my eyes. We followed the ruins and we found another group of darkspawn in wait, an emissary waiting right behind. I followed through with a fireball and did a protection barrier around Eren as he rushed them. I went in as well, using my staff as it was supposed to, the blade stabbing and slashing the darkspawn that surrounded us.
The emissary become crushed in between Shale's fists before two Genlocks caught her in between them. I did a fireball at one of them before Eren tackled it and rammed his sword through the mouth. Wynne's hands crackled and she let out a lighting spell that arced between all the darkspawn. Everyone came back together and I let out a final fireball that ended the group.
"We'll need to be careful. There are several more groups ahead." Eren said.
"There is no shortage of these corrupted filth in the Deep Roads." Shale scoffed.
"Darkspawn, Deep Roads, fireballs to the face? Ah, memories." I laughed.
"What exactly are you remembering Talen?" Wynne chuckled.
"Good times!" I laughed.
"Ugh the fire mage is getting on my nerves. Can I squish him?"
"No Shale, you can't squish Talen. Besides, he'll probably burn off those crystals you managed to collect." Wynne said.
"The gall!"
I had fun writing Shale :3 too bad she came in so late in my other story. Oh so I entered a fanfiction writing contest on inkitt . com. I submitted Days of Our Lives. You can go and vote on it I would really appreciate it!
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