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          HOW MANY NIGHTS have passed since they last stood before one another  ?  Embraced one another on cold nights  ?  Passed near silent words that only they spoke that resulted in a fit of laughter  ?  Such a time appeared to be eons ago, leaving the woman aching for the return of beloved husband. To make up for lost time, to steal him away from the world that dared take him from her. How she longed for the moment when he came through those gates, cheeky grin plastered to his features &&. such a sparkle within his gaze. Home would be truly complete with his return.

           ARRIVAL OF DEARLY missed teryn returning spread throughout the keep like wildfire. The return of a Cousland often stirred such a reaction, even much so after the last decade, but none were as thrilled by the news as Serene. Rest had become unknown, excitement flooding her senses as the days turned. Her heart was returning.

          THERE HE WAS. A knight glistening in midday sun, that smile outshining such brilliance. Catching a glimpse of that rugged charm brought about her own little smile. Legs react before thoughts could, sprinting with hands gathering skirts of her gown, before arms flung themselves around his neck. Back in her arms, grip firm &&. determined to never let go. His kiss was ever welcomed, returned graciously, yet the pout that formed at him retreating followed.

          ❛  And I missed you, Fergus. Even greater than you could imagined.  ❜  GEMSTONE GAZE MET his own, forehead pressing against his. Their little family was once whole again, any fear washed away &&. replaced with joy. Perhaps Holly was the only other being whose excitement would match either of theirs, for both parents were once again under the same roof.  ❛  The days became boring without you, my love, our little family felt terrible without you here. Never leave again, or not for some time. Much has been missed since you left.  ❜

       from  the  very  beginning,  her  beauty  was  something  that  always  whittled  down  a  great  man  such  as  he  to  nothing  but  a  bumbling  FOOL.  words  escaped  him,  basic  capabilities  that  made  up  a  FUNCTIONING  HUMANBEING  failed  him  in  this  instance  when  it  was  most  crucial.  days  and  nights  would  pass  where  fergus  thought  nothing  but  things  he  would  say  or  do  to  her  upon  returning  to  her  arms,  and  now  all  he  could  simply  do  was  STARE  at  her,  like  one  might  stare  in  awe  at  the  constellations  that  were  unfathomably  far  from  where  they  stood.

       her  words  may  have  also  lend  to  his  momentary  speechlessness,  the  thought  that  she  was  SUFFERING  just  as  much  as  he  had  been  breaking  his  otherwise  unshakable  heart.

       the  stark  beauty  of  his  wife  was  also  an  unpleasant  reminder  of  just  how  ILL-PREPARED  fergus  was  for  this  reunion.  cheeks  and  shoulders  were  colored  a  light  pink  from  the  sun  damage  from  the  grueling  horse  rides  he  had  to  endure  for  days,  as  well  as  the  thin  sheet  of  sweat  that  dotted  his  face.  this  sudden  self  realization  made  him  feel  as  though  he  somehow  owed  serene  an  APOLOGY  for  his  appearance.

       ‘  believe  me,  i  won’t  be  leaving  again  for  a  very  long  time,  ’  the  teyrn  let  out  a  deep,  albeit  SHAKY  chuckle.  ‘  i——i  apologize  for...  this,  ’  he  gestured  vaguely  at  his  entire  frame.  ‘  i  bet  i  smell  like  the  entirety  of  ferelden  right  now...  and  i  meant  to  bring  you  some  FLOWERS,  but  i’m  afraid  they  did  not  survive  the  trip.  ’

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          EVER BUSY, CONSTANTLY working. Hurrying about the grounds of Highever, often seen with papers in hand &&. voice maintaining a reasonable manner. Duties dictated her daily activities, distracting her from any sort of moment of peace until she collapsed. Between her duties to the people &&. the duties to her family, she was rather tied up in the moment. Within these walls, she was able to lower her guard just enough to truly devote her time to all tasks at hand, often allowing others to creep on her like whispering winds.

          GAZE OCCUPIED WITH current reports, idle mundane activities of life that was required for a perfectly functioning society. Mind racing for conclusions, muttering under her breath, all while entering her office. Completely unaware of the girl who sought to surprise her. Until she spoke.

          ❛  Can it be  ?  ❜  HANDS ABANDONED WORK upon the desk, body turning to present her full attention to young Evee. All grown up, the perfect lady but still that little rascal who had been thrusted into chaos. She appeared at peace, relaxed despite the years of hardship. Steps taken, hands now resting on the girl’s shoulders before being pulled into loving embrace.  ❛  Evee, my darling girl, when did you arrive  ?  Why was I not inform  ?  I could have made preparations for your arrival  !  Unless this was a surprise, then catch me completely and utterly surprised.  ❜

      she  truly  didn’t  expect  it.  evee  truly  didn’t  expect  the  way  her  heart  would  catch  in  her  throat  and  the  rush  of  emotions  that  crash  down  onto  her  when  serene  rushed  to  her,  and  ultimately  DROWNING  HER  in  a  strange  type  of  sorrow  when  she  was  pulled  into  her  arms.  the  corners  of   her  brows  shot  skyward  and  her  vision  almost  immediately  blurred  with  tears  when  she  smelled  the  familiar  scent  of  her  hair  and  the  strength  of  her  arms  around  her  shoulders.

      of  course  evee  had  missed  her  and  was  anticipating  their  reunion,  but  somehow  this  moment  truly  struck  her  with  a  newfound  realization  of  just  how  big  of  an  empty  hole  serene’s  absence  left  in  evee’s  life.

      evee’s  arm  clung  to  her  back  as  well,  refusing  to  pull  away  until  she  was  confident  that  she  had  blinked  away  any  tears  that  were  threatening  to  spill.  there  was  still  that  stubborn  part  of  her  that  wanted  to  keep  up  appearances,  even  to  the  woman  that  had  found  her  in  heaping  mess  during  one  of  her  worst  moments  of  her  life.  ‘  i  only  arrived  a  few  hours  ago,  fergus  made  sure  i  was  welcome,  don’t  worry,  ’  she  let  out  a  shaky  laugh  once  they  both  pulled  away.  ‘ i  wanted  to  surprise  you  and  holly,  please  don’t  blame  your  husband.  ’

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                             ❝  you  are  a  little  tragedy——aren’t  you?   ❞

              hello  there!  this  is  #BLIGHTMANTRA,  an  independent�� and  PRIVATE  dragon  age  multi-muse!  my  name  is  bella,  my  pronouns  are  she/her,  i  am  twenty-two  years  old,  latiné,  and  live  in  pacific  standard  time!

              please  keep  in  mind  that  this  is  a  PRIVATE  blog,  meaning  i  am  currently  not  looking  for  any  more  mutuals  or  writing  partners.  if  you  follow  me  after  this  post  has  been  posted,  it’s  more  than  likely  that  i  will  NOT  follow  back  unless  you  are  an  old  or  current  mutual/writing  partner.  the  reason  being  that  my  muse  for  this  blog  is  very  limited  that  taking  on  more  than  a  handful  of  threads  would  cause  me  to  lose  it  altogether,  that  and  i  already  have  too  many  blogs  i  am  struggling  to  keep  up  with.

              i  will  most  likely  unprivate  this  blog  when  new  dragon  age  news  drops  and  my  muse  for  this  blog  will  more  than  likely  return  in  a  fury,  but  for  now  please  DO  NOT  FOLLOW.

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       the  lord  teyrn  was  most  gracious  in  making  evee’s  visit  to  highever  as  pleasant  as  he  possibly  could  while  she  awaited  serene’s  return  from  her  outing;  it’s  still  a  secret,  the  mad  woman  will  kill  me  for  not  warning  her,  but  it’s  worth  it  to  see  the  horrified  look  on  her  face,  evee  remembered  fergus’s  booming  chuckle  as  he  admitted  his  scheme  to  her.  her  former  master  of  coin  certainly  had  not  changed  much,  but  HOLLY  CERTAINLY  DID.  the  young  girl  was  almost  reaching  the  same  age  as  evee  had  when  she  was  first  named  inquisitor.  she  was  silly  enough  to  worry  about  her  reaction  to  her  missing  limb  on  the  ride  here  when  it completely  slipped  her  mind  that  holly  was  mature  enough  to  understand  her  line  of  work  and  the  dangers  she  went  through  on  the  daily  basis.

       evee  studied  the  different  details  of  serene’s  personal  office  as  if  it  were  a  museum  of  the  new  life  serene  had  established  for  herself,  one  that  was  vastly  different  from  the  woman  she  had  met  when  evee  was  still  nothing  but  a  TREMBLING  ORPHAN  OF  WAR.  but  her  small heart  leapt  at  sound  of  incoming  footsteps  and  the  eventually  creaking  of  large  wooden  doors  opening.

       ‘  lady  teyrna,  ’  evee  bowed  respectfully,  unable  to  help  the  smile  and  the  tears  that  threatened  her  eyes  in  seeing  her  old  friend.

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       ‘  my  love,  ’  was  spoken,  almost  a  whisper——as  if  the  breath  was  RIPPED  from  his  very  lungs  at  the  sight  of  his  wife  standing  there  at  the  gates  of  highever.  his  horse  was  immediately  abandoned,  instead  choosing  to  dismount  in  favor  of  rushing  to  serene’s  side  like  a  desperate  man  starved  of  the  love  of  his  life  would.  despite  the  distance,  he  was  there  in  SECONDS;  serene  was  in  his  arms  once  more  and  the  world  felt  right  again.

       he  wasted  no  time  in  planting  a  firm,  needy  kiss  on  her  lips,  resting  his  hands  against  the  sides  of  her  face  as  he  did  so.  ‘  i’ve  missed  you,  serene,  ’  he  says  once  the  need  for  oxygen  demanded  that  he  pull  away.  ‘  i  thought  about  you  every  day  that  i  was  gone.  ’

               ↬  @spphirrgue​  //  plotted.

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@blightmantra​ liked this for a starter a million years ago || accepting for Fergus

          “I’m really not planning on talking about it anytime soon. It’s in the past now; what’s done is done, and we can’t go back. “

         ‘ kayli... ’ an old, tired sigh escaped him. ‘ it’s... maybe it’s best to talk to me while i’m still here. while we still have the chance to talk to one another. ’

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       ‘ lady teryna! ’ evee meant for it to come out as a whisper, a soft SURPRISE for serene, wanting her to guess who’s voice it belonged to before she ever turned around. but unfortunately the inquisitor was never the best truly suppressing the strong emotions that bubbled inside her, especially nowadays when quite literally everything and everyone she met at the winter palace refueled fond memories of years past.

       serene was one such friend, a close companion whom she could almost call a mother if she felt so bold. which is why her trembling voice came out stronger than she intended, nearly CALLING to her when the woman simply stood no further than a few feet from her. ‘ serene, is that you? ’

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MADEFROMFADE

     When she gives an answer, she smiles. There’s no details, which had been looking for but the woman had answered her nonetheless. Given she wasn’t trying to get any information out of her, she wouldn’t persist for more information. She didn’t need this information, it was just a passing curiosity. Natalia chuckles softly as Donatella agrees with her and adds that she ensured she was never at the end of her hyenas’ snapping jaws.  ❝ Clever, my mother would like that response. ❞  She’s absolutely intrigued at her offer to pet them, the assassin nods her head and gives her a  ❝ Yes I’d like to. ❞  To be up close to such an animal would be a treat for her. 

       for a moment she was ready to take offense to her unwillingness to at least get to know her companions, but the small smile on a lips grew wider upon her acceptance. lukas and leo may have been too rambunctious at the moment to really have the courtesy of sitting still for pets, but luckily for them margot seemed to be tranquil enough for such affections. ‘ margot, why don’t you be a dear and say hello to my friend here, ’ donatella gently stirred the beast awake, urging her towards the other orlesian. ‘ she will not harm you, i swear it, ’ she promised as the large hyena slowly strutted her way to the other, the creature already laughing under it’s breathe, clearly ANNOYED about having her slumber disturbed.

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ARCANEBORE

     ❝She’s harmless, I assure you.❞ She places the eight-legged creature into the grass, it’s fat body skittering through the long strands and out of sight. ❝Are ALL Grey Wardens so easily frightened by nature’s bounty. To fight DARKSPAWN is one thing. It’s surprising your group even lasted half-a-day in the wilds without being eaten alive in the first encounter.❞ And that already feels like a life type ago.

       ‘ well the darkspawn don’t crawl up my unmentionables and leave me itching for days, now do they? ’ he muttered, ignoring the sudden pang in his chest at the mention of other wardens. ‘ and i can actually SEE the darkspawn coming unlike your little pet demon there. now whenever i feel something tickling, i’m going to think it’s your doing. ’

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MADEFROMFADE

   How noble a notion, she thinks, that Donatella rescued the pups. It made sense then why they followed the elf around.   ❝ They saw you as mother and alpha. And how do you keep them from biting the hand that feeds? ❞  Natalia knew that hyenas were still wild beasts, how did one keep a wild beast from biting?   ❝ I was always told that things with teeth will bite one day or another. ❞  That speech had been about loyalty, her mother explaining that as she trained her in arts of subterfuge and politics.

       the mage briefly contemplated whether she felt comfortable enough with the other to divulge such information. ‘ some magic, positive reinforcement, and strict disciplining, ’ she attempted to shrug it off, breaking eye contact with the other to glance over at the two others who could be seen wrestling with each other off in the distance. ‘ but you are correct. wild things bite and LUST for blood no matter what. i just make sure that it is never for mine, ’ she paused to look back at natalia, a subtle smile playing at her lips. ‘ would you like to pet them? i promise they’re trained and obedient. ’

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     ❝ So how did you get the loyalty of such an animal? ❞   She comments, looking upon Donatella’s hyenas. ❝ How dangerous and fearsome they are. ❞ Natalia knew not to get close to them and wouldn’t dare even if she had to. Her training alone in the deepest, darkest parts of the Applewoods taught her to respect pack animals such as wolves and hyenas. The assassin respected Donatella all the more for the very fact she had hyenas at her side. 

       margot panted heavily as she rested her rather large head on donatella’s lap, uncaring that her tongue created quite the puddle on her pricey dress. ‘ they were orphaned pups when i found them, poor things were nearly skin and bones when i found them. ’ she ran her hands through the tuff of fur that sat atop the hyena’s head as she spoke. ‘ hyenas have a hierarchy in their packs, the females are always considered larger and far more dangerous than the males, therefore higher in rank. it’s why her two brothers respect and fear her so. and also why it was only natural for them to view me as their alpha. ’

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MYRTAIR

Nimue followed the youngster towards the ramparts, her footsteps behind her light and quiet. So there had been other candidates? She was mildly curious as to why her advisors picked her. Perhaps she could interrogate them later, but for how, her attention was on the girl before her. 

She did not envy the girl, still a child with such a responsibility on her shoulders. She wouldn’t wish that on any fledgling woman. She would personally see her through this, a duty she would take to heart, even while her head screamed for home. 

When the reached the ramparts, Nimue took a moment to gaze out over the landscape. The frostbacks were beautiful. The air was crisp and there was a welcoming aura about Skyhold that she couldn’t quite place. She looked back towards the girl. Her question rang in her ears for a moment as she pondered on it. 

The Inquisitor was clear that they wanted honest answers; who would she be to deny the request. 

She canted her head to the side and studied her a moment. “ No.” she said simply. “ Ah dinna think ye are, no anyone fer that matter. However, ye have the power to seal the rifts, that’s moor important than a fancy title. The world will believe whit they want aboot ye, so let them believe ye are.” 

       was that relief she felt? perhaps it was. she had always felt she needed to live up to the stories with those that believed she was heaven-sent like cassandra and sera. perhaps it was because the other was a foreigner and knew very little of the stories of her, or perhaps she was a simple non believer. it was really none of her business either way. she was just happy that they had the chance to start off on equal footing.

       ‘ okay... thank you, for the honesty, that is, ’ she nodded, hiding an exhale by looking off into the mountains where they sat atop.

       if it was stories she lacked, evee was almost afraid that nimue wasn’t aware of the gravity of the situation she found herself in. surely the prince wouldn’t send her an ill-prepared warrior, but still she felt a sense of obligation to warn her regardless. ‘ we currently have our hands full attempting to stop a supposed assassination attempt towards empress celine, as well as corrupted grey wardens in adamant fortress. ’

       nervous hands rung through her gloves, a sublte anxiety coursing through her veins as she listed off the things that were up to her to solve.

       ‘ we’ll be facing demons, darkspawn, red templars, and many unimaginable things that are at play here. i also do some dragon hunting on the side when the time allows me, ’ she let out an amused snort at that last bit. ‘ you won’t be getting much rest working with me, so i apologize if it’s not the sort of thing you’re used to. i’m not sure what kind of TROUBLE the prince would get you into. ’