IRON-WILLED !

refugees  from  ferelden  have  grown  in  number  in  kirkwall ,   with  nowhere  to  go  and  nowhere  to  live ;    not  many  have  been  fortunate  to  make  it  past  the  gates  since  meredith  stopped  allowing  people  into  the  city  of  chains ,   but  those  that  did  make  it  ended  up  in  his  clinic  needing  help .

a  new  face .    pale ,   sickly .    not  dead ,   but  in  pain .    not  tainted ,   but  fought  against  darkspawn .    anders  knows  immediately  that  she  needs  his  help .

“    let  her  through ,    ”    he  tells  his  assistant ,   ushering  for  the  woman  in  front  of  him  to  enter  his  clinic  and  take  a  seat .    his  quick  thinking  has  him  minimising  the  pain  in  her  back ,   borrowing  some  of  justice’s  power  to  make  it  more  bearable  for  her .    what  did  she  face ?    an  emissary ?    “    you’re  in  bad  shape .    how  did  you  make  it  from  ferelden ?    wait ,  that  isn’t  important  right  now .    may  i  have  your  name ?    ”

@oflegions  asked  for  anders  for  boudicca !

          Searing pain had erupted from wounds inflicted to her back, tearing flesh enough ( or what from she could guess from the pain alone. ) for it to leaving scarring once healed. Yet, this pain was nothing compared to the heartache she felt. Home was gone, but the most difficult to process was the loss of her family. Husband dear, strong and fierce, had fought honourably and fallen just as so, then daughters, so young and filled with innocence, lost as well. If Boudicca held the roar within her voice, she would scream in anguish.

          But now, alone and bleeding, she required help and thankfully there were some kind souls in Kirkwall offering healing hands. She does her best to not flinch, doing the best she could to control the shaking her body was experiencing. Empty gaze focused aimlessly upon the floor, ignoring anything or anyone that would walk within her sight of vision, but her hearing remained to listen.

          ❛  Never thought I would meet you before.  ❜  

oh  what  a  sense  of  humour  indeed ,   as  cullen  glances  up  to  recognise  a  vaguely  familiar  face  that  carries  the  same  tone  of  someone  he’d  known  briefly .    it  takes  him  a  moment  to  register ,   but  he  realises ;    ah ,   she  insulted  him  and  attempted  to  punch  the  knight - commander  of  kirkwall  a  few  years  ago .    it  seems  so  long  ago  now ,   it  feels  strange  to  even  consider  they  would  cross  paths  again .

“    i  am  sure  i  wasn’t  the  first  choice ,   but  i  proved  to  be  the  best .    i  am  wholly  dedicated  to  the  inquisition  and  its  cause …    and  yes ,   i  am  here  to  lend  my  tactical  mind  as  such .    ”    a  small  grin  blossoms  on  the  former  templar’s  face .    maybe  she  doesn’t  remember ,   but  his  memory  isn’t  that  terrible .    “    i  didn’t  expect  to  see  you  reaching  skyhold .    what  was  your  name  again … ?    i  vaguely  remember  you  insulting  me  and  trying  to  punch  knight - commander  meredith ,   but  i  must’ve  failed  to  learn  who  you  were  before  you  fled  kirkwall .    ”

          Andraste guide her and deliver a way to control her swift tongue, it seems that he does remember her. This chance meeting was not in her favour and she knew this, it burned the back of her throat like a violent liquor. If her late husband was here, he would be in hysterics and stitches, and stumbling over words to convey exactly what she was thinking: Bouddica, you have made a grave mistake and the Maker is playing a game.

          ❛  I had prayed to the Dagda that fire would remove the Roman filth from the land or a plague would do the honours.  ❜  If the gods would not answer her prayers, she would take the torch of extermination to cleanse the land and the damage done by the leech.  ❛  It seems they have yet to answer my prayers.  ❜

Important post to do with Agrippina the Younger.

I. The rumours that she poisoned all three of her husbands are false. The only one she did poison was Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus and this was to gain his estate and wealth as she needed to regain such power. Agrippina did not kill Emperor Claudius with mushrooms, that was the senate’s doing as he did not take much of their advice and they passed the blame onto Agrippina. Neither did she poison Claudius’s son, Britainnicus. This was Nero’s doing as she began to favour him over her own son.

II. No way did she have sexual or romantic relations with her brother, Caligula, her uncle, Claudius, or her son, Nero. This was another lie created during her life as she was the most powerful woman throughout Rome and that was seen as a threat to the patriarchal system, so they tried to destroy her reputation by claiming she was incestuous. Caligula bestowed her power and titles simply because she was a talented adviser that he trusted, the marriage between herself and Claudius was one for power and power only, and Nero was inexperienced and held no interest in being a political leader, which is why he spoke to his mother.

III. She did not use her sexual prowess over the senate and other men of Rome. Agrippina was an incredibly prideful woman who only took a few men to her bedchambers, two being her first and second husbands. She had the manipulation and the charismatic talents to twist anyone onto her side and to do her bidding without using sex as a tool.

          ❛   Who is the victor in most of these, I wonder. Certainly it must be ice as enough of it can turn any inferno into an ember.  ❜   She teased, of course. Ur knew that he was talented. By studying the dragon slayer before her, as well as hearing the stories, he was a capable fighter just a little competitive and rather hot-headed.

          ❛   When they said that the Commander of the Inquisition's forces was once a Templar, I did not picture you in that position.   ❜   Truth be told, she thought the Commander was a man older than herself by at least a decade, with flecks of gray adorning his hair and eyes that made all quake in their armour. Not this man with a puppy dog face.   ❛   Looks must be deceiving here, you must be carrying a first rate military mind to command the Inquisition forces.   ❜