#chainbroke

       she had been silent their entire meeting, like many of their meetings following the events of adamant fortress. they consisted of an hour’s ( sometimes shorter ) worth of her four advisers filling her in on the lives lost, the costs, and the world’s reactions as news of what transpired began to spread throughout southern thedas. evee would either respond with a nod, shake to her head, or few curt words that would get her point across. the meetings would then end with cullen’s awkward clear of his throat before dismissing the others, leaving evee to ponder quietly over the war table, wondering what she could have done differently.

       this meeting, however, was different. livius erimond was awaiting his judgement beneath them in the freezing cells of skyhold, and her eyes instantly shot up at the mention of his capture. she requested a day to think on it before dismissing her team, but not before asking mairi to remain. she waited until they were alone before speaking.

       ‘ teyrn loghain died by your blade, ‘ she breathed heavily as she spoke, eyes meeting hers for the first time in days. ‘ is that correct? ‘

sera’s still not quite sure where they got their hands on the book - it’s not one of hers, so it’s not an issue, but... she doesn’t know where lee found it. she thinks it might be a collection of fairy tales of some sort, she hasn’t asked them to hand it over - she knows the importance a book can have and wouldn’t dare try and take it from them. but to see them smiling so fondly over it... there’s almost a hint of a smile that finds its way onto her face. almost. 

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       evee’s heart was racing more than it normally did during battles, more than it should be perhaps too. fighting alongside her own soldiers within the arbor wilds brought unwanted flashbacks to that night in adamant. the death toll from both sides, having to sit through the names of them as cullen read them off just like he had at haven. her staff felt clumsy in her hands as her eyes busied themselves with trying to locate the location of those soldiers that were with her every second that past. her spells were erratic and her hands felt unable to keep up with the momentum of the magic she was used to.

       she was being reckless, so her usual keen eyes failed to catch the glimmers of a rogue ready to plunge his dagger into her spine. time slowed down when the puff of purple smoke flooded the corners of her eyes, and she quickly spun around to catch the daggers with her staff. she let out a yelp when one of the blades caught her fingers and she was sent to the floor with the rogue’s force.

       ’ get off!! ‘ evee seethed as she attempted to knee the elf in the ribs to no avail. she felt the pressure of his blade on her neck as she did her best to hold him away with her staff, though her arms shook with her with his weight.

       however she heard a holler, one that did not belong to her or the elf and she watches as his eyes went wide. his hold on her loosened as he coughed out blood that landed just on her cheek before he slowly slumped over. two daggers clung to his upper bag and mairi’s hands curled around on each of the dagger’s grips. her breathing was shaky as she kicked the heavy body off of her before standing once again, blood trickling from her hand.