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[Scintillla]

It irks me that love scenes tend to be more geared on the whole let see the female naked (Cass and your IQ if you romance Blackwall) but nothing for the guys. I mean yeah you see Cullen naked in bed having the dream, but still would it kill them to show a more erotic cut? Something very ME3 Liara type thing. I also like the whole again suggestion too. I always laugh at my ME Male who when romancing Liara can take the renegade response and ask her if she is ready for round two. Fable3 is funny too if you try to sleep with your spouse 2 times in a row he mentions things like you being almost to much woman for him or he needs a break and such. Those kind of lines would of been freaking awesome.

 

Yeah! I know! We only see Dorian`s butt (as nice as it it, give me more of Cullen). Someone here posted a nice flycam of the Wicked Grace game. That's the most we'll get.

[Cerulione]

I thought about writing something for the 5k page, but the only thing I'd want to write about is the IQ having broken up with Blackwall after revelations and is now fully with Cullen, but there's drama between Cullen and BW because BW is still in love with the IQ (of course he is) and Cullen is fully aware.  And she was never really deep in love with BW. I've given prompts to other fan fic writers but no dice.  I guess I'm in the minority with this one, but I just love me some angsty triangles!  And that's exactly how I played one of my PT's so I couldn't help but think what that would be like.

 

Do it do it do it

 

The more fanfics, the better.

[Zarro-Morningstar]

I can't wait!!!  I love stories that make me cry!!!

Heh heh you may regret saying that.

 

You write your own fanfic & you cried over your own fanfic? This I have to read.

 

The subject contains violence...?

 

Well, people in this thread is generally mature enough concerning judging others' work so... But maybe if it contains extreme violence or something like that, put a tag?

Of course I write my own fanfic, lol! I have to do something with all the creativity I have inside me. I'm no artist so I have to find some place to let my energy out.

 

Not really violence. It has an element in it that could be touchy or triggering for some people, which is why I am very tentative with this oneshot.

[QweenBeen]

So those of you who were crushign over Alistair and sort of got over it - how long did it take? How long will Cullen have this hold over me? LOL. It doesn't help that I'm unemployed.

Ummm...never??? Maybe when BioWare stops bringing them back? And I am employed but I got one hell of a commute and a desk job, so DA2 soundtrack in my office and I'm a goner... there can be no distraction from these men! Gah!

[Scintillla]

So those of you who were crushign over Alistair and sort of got over it - how long did it take? How long will Cullen have this hold over me? LOL.  It doesn't help that I'm unemployed.

 

After playing the game a few times and something else comes along. Perhaps when I get to ME2 and ME3 (don`t ask)

[Cerulione]

Heh heh you may regret saying that.

 

Of course I write my own fanfic, lol! I have to do something with all the creativity I have inside me. I'm no artist so I have to find some place to let my energy out.

 

Not really violence. It has an element in it that could be touchy or triggering for some people, which is why I am very tentative with this oneshot.

 

I messaged you.

 

Spoiler

I'm not sure about the subject of mine either, I'd like your opinion whether it could be... well... triggering too since I actually wrote mine based on family experiences.

[timebean]

Can I read this fic...pwease....

Ahhh..screw it.  Here is a short flashback chapter from the tome.  Ser Gilmore is called "Roland" in mine. This is still rough, but...here t goes...

 

Edited for warning - I tend to write dark stuff.  This is not a particularly dark chapter (though it is a flashback in a VERY dark chapter), but may be upsetting to some.  So...yeah...there's that...

 

Spoiler

Roland shivered.

It was a cold morning, and the fog around Highever lingered in the yard. The keep was still, except for the occasional cluck of chickens. He was following Elissa, sneaking through the maze of huts that made up the lower grounds. Her soft boots barely made a sound as she quickly walked in front of him, occasionally motioning impatiently for him to keep up. He almost fell over an anvil, cursing as he struggled to keep his balance. Elissa turned and shushed him with her finger to her lips.

“Why are we doing this again?” He whispered.

“Because I want to see what happens. And mother won’t let me in the room.” She kept walking as they talked.

“But…we already know what happens. We’ve both seen foals being born. How different can it be?”

She sighed, exasperated. Stopping for a moment, she turned to him with her hands on her hips. Though only fourteen, Roland noticed that she was starting to look more and more like the older girls at the castle. He tried not to notice.

“Where is your sense of adventure, Roland? Men and maids are not allowed in the birthing room. There has to be a reason, you know.”

Roland rolled his eyes. “Don’t remind me. If we get caught, the Teryna will banish me from Highever.”

Elissa grabbed his hand, forcing him to walk faster. “Then we have to be careful and not get caught!”

They made it to southern corner of the keep. Here, where the wall was shortest and least maintained, would be their entrance. Elissa looked around furtively and then started climbing the crumbling stones. Roland followed her.

They made it to the top and then ducked down to avoid the guard patrolling the far wall. Keeping to the shadows, they padded quietly to the sloping roof that lay above her brother’s quarters.

Elissa was breathing hard. “All we have to do is scale the roof until we are just under the balustrade. You can boost me up to it and I can climb over. Then. I’ll pull you up. We will be right under her window, and we’ll be able to hear everything.”

Roland blew out his breath, then nodded, resigned. There was no point in arguing with her once she decided to make him do something stupid.

They managed to make it up the small balcony, although Roland was sure they would end up falling to their death. Once in place, they crouched beneath the window.

Roland almost fell when he first heard Oriana scream. He grabbed Elissa’s arm. “Why is she screaming? Is that normal?”

Elissa’s eyes were wide. “I don’t know. I’m going to have a look.” She stood on her tiptoes and peeked in through the window. Oriana screamed again and Roland started to feel sick.

Elissa stood there for a few minutes then crouched back next to him. “I think it is normal. My mother is soothing her and holding her hand, and there are women peering between her legs. But they all look pretty calm. I think it is getting ready to happen!” She yanked his arm. “C’mon, let’s watch.”

Roland felt sick. “No…I don’t want to see.”

She pulled his arm again. “You just turned sixteen, officially a man now! Don’t be chicken!”

Resigned, he stood next to her and peeked in through the window.

The Antivan woman screamed again, her face red and sweating. She was obviously in great pain. Elissa whispered to Roland. “It looks terrible. I think this is why we are not supposed to see.”

Before Roland could answer, Oriana let out a loud scream, gripping the bedsheets with her hands. All of the sudden, one of the women pulled a red, squirming baby from her. After a few moments, the baby started screaming.

Roland and Elissa stood staring as the women wiped the babe, eventually placing it into Oriana’s arms. The Antivan woman was crying and smiling.

Roland sat down and Elissa joined him. They were quiet for a few minutes. Finally, Elissa spoke. “We’ve just witnessed the beginning of life, Roland. It’s not beautiful at all, is it? Just pain, tears, and blood. It’s the same as death.” She chewed her bottom lip. “Why does it have to hurt so much? Why do we even do it?”

Roland shrugged. For some reason, he wanted to weep, but he didn’t want Elissa to think he was an idiot. He was determined not to cry in front of her. Instead, he reached down and held her hand. She clutched his in return and he realized that that she was as upset as he was. She would be a woman soon, and she would have to endure the same pain one day. It made him sad for her.

They sat quietly beneath the window, hand in hand, listening to the infant’s screams. The sun rose over Highever and Roland squinted his eyes against the glow as he continued to hold on to his tears.

When he awoke on the cold floor, he couldn’t understand at first why the babe was still screaming.

When he remembered where he was, and who was screaming, Roland finally wept.

[Hellion Rex]

That was really upsetting, no reaction to her being gone at all?

It's why I've been considering changing my DAO cannon to keeping Alistair as a warden

To be fair though, with King Alistair, why in the world would he confide in the Inquisitor that his queen is gone? He has no reason to do so, from a character perspective.

[Thane4Ever]

Broski!! So perfect a description! It's always voices that make me swoon first anyway. Garrus, Fenris, Alistair, Cullen...oooh baby just talk to me! teehee

It's funny, imagine Cullen with the voice Greg Ellis (his voice actor) used for Anders in Awakenings - just would not be the same.  I agree, voices do it for me, I thought Thane's was sexy.

[Zarro-Morningstar]

That was really upsetting, no reaction to her being gone at all?

It's why I've been considering changing my DAO cannon to keeping Alistair as a warden

Not a single reaction. I understand why we could not ask Alistair right whenever he came in to confront Fiona, but we could not even control the dialogue with him in how our IQ responded to him. I am still so dang irked about not being able to ask him what's going on, he could had came to Skyhold at some point...but noooo!

 

It is so...cheesy!  And it is so...stereotypical.  And the love scenes are so...weird.  And the fighting scenes are so...unrealistic. 

The only really good parts, writing wise, are my Sten POVS (which I LOVE to write) and the flashbacks to Cousland's childhood (intense training, Fergus as a teen, Gilmore-Coulsand adventures).  Maybe I'll post one of those chapters one day when I feel..courageous....

O_O I shall be waiting for fanfic because you have me intrigued and I love my cheese from time to time, lol.

[Cerulione]

It's funny, imagine Cullen with the voice Greg Ellis (his voice actor) used for Anders in Awakenings - just would not be the same.  I agree, voices do it for me, I thought Thane's was sexy.

 

I haven't play awakening, but I've seen lots of videos. Weirdly, Anders' voice in DA:A doesn't really sound like Cullen's. I can hear Greg in him but it's not really the same.

[Zarro-Morningstar]

I messaged you.

 

Spoiler

I'm not sure about the subject of mine either, I'd like your opinion whether it could be... well... triggering too since I actually wrote mine based on family experiences.

M'kay I shall get to responding!

 

Ahhh..screw it.  Here is a short flashback chapter from the tome.  Ser Gilmore is called "Roland" in mine. This is still rough, but...here t goes...

Spoiler

Roland shivered.

It was a cold morning, and the fog around Highever lingered in the yard. The keep was still, except for the occasional cluck of chickens. He was following Elissa, sneaking through the maze of huts that made up the lower grounds. Her soft boots barely made a sound as she quickly walked in front of him, occasionally motioning impatiently for him to keep up. He almost fell over an anvil, cursing as he struggled to keep his balance. Elissa turned and shushed him with her finger to her lips.

“Why are we doing this again?” He whispered.

“Because I want to see what happens. And mother won’t let me in the room.” She kept walking as they talked.

“But…we already know what happens. We’ve both seen foals being born. How different can it be?”

She sighed, exasperated. Stopping for a moment, she turned to him with her hands on her hips. Though only fourteen, Roland noticed that she was starting to look more and more like the older girls at the castle. He tried not to notice.

“Where is your sense of adventure, Roland? Men and maids are not allowed in the birthing room. There has to be a reason, you know.”

Roland rolled his eyes. “Don’t remind me. If we get caught, the Teryna will banish me from Highever.”

Elissa grabbed his hand, forcing him to walk faster. “Then we have to be careful and not get caught!”

They made it to southern corner of the keep. Here, where the wall was shortest and least maintained, would be their entrance. Elissa looked around furtively and then started climbing the crumbling stones. Roland followed her.

They made it to the top and then ducked down to avoid the guard patrolling the far wall. Keeping to the shadows, they padded quietly to the sloping roof that lay above her brother’s quarters.

Elissa was breathing hard. “All we have to do is scale the roof until we are just under the balustrade. You can boost me up to it and I can climb over. Then. I’ll pull you up. We will be right under her window, and we’ll be able to hear everything.”

Roland blew out his breath, then nodded, resigned. There was no point in arguing with her once she decided to make him do something stupid.

They managed to make it up the small balcony, although Roland was sure they would end up falling to their death. Once in place, they crouched beneath the window.

Roland almost fell when he first heard Oriana scream. He grabbed Elissa’s arm. “Why is she screaming? Is that normal?”

Elissa’s eyes were wide. “I don’t know. I’m going to have a look.” She stood on her tiptoes and peeked in through the window. Oriana screamed again and Roland started to feel sick.

Elissa stood there for a few minutes then crouched back next to him. “I think it is normal. My mother is soothing her and holding her hand, and there are women peering between her legs. But they all look pretty calm. I think it is getting ready to happen!” She yanked his arm. “C’mon, let’s watch.”

Roland felt sick. “No…I don’t want to see.”

She pulled his arm again. “You just turned sixteen, officially a man now! Don’t be chicken!”

Resigned, he stood next to her and peeked in through the window.

The Antivan woman screamed again, her face red and sweating. She was obviously in great pain. Elissa whispered to Roland. “It looks terrible. I think this is why we are not supposed to see.”

Before Roland could answer, Oriana let out a loud scream, gripping the bedsheets with her hands. All of the sudden, one of the women pulled a red, squirming baby from her. After a few moments, the baby started screaming.

Roland and Elissa stood staring as the women wiped the babe, eventually placing it into Oriana’s arms. The Antivan woman was crying and smiling.

Roland sat down and Elissa joined him. They were quiet for a few minutes. Finally, Elissa spoke. “We’ve just witnessed the beginning of life, Roland. It’s not beautiful at all, is it? Just pain, tears, and blood. It’s the same as death.” She chewed her bottom lip. “Why does it have to hurt so much? Why do we even do it?”

Roland shrugged. For some reason, he wanted to weep, but he didn’t want Elissa to think he was an idiot. He was determined not to cry in front of her. Instead, he reached down and held her hand. She clutched his in return and he realized that that she was as upset as he was. She would be a woman soon, and she would have to endure the same pain one day. It made him sad for her.

They sat quietly beneath the window, hand in hand, listening to the infant’s screams. The sun rose over Highever and Roland squinted his eyes against the glow as he continued to hold on to his tears.

When he awoke on the cold floor, he couldn’t understand at first why the babe was still screaming.

When he remembered where he was, and who was screaming, Roland finally wept.

YESH! GIMME DAT CHEESE, lol! I'm just kidding, but I will read it as soon as I catch up on other posts.

 

To be fair though, with King Alistair, why in the world would he confide in the Inquisitor that his queen is gone? He has no reason to do so, from a character perspective.

I know logically that it made sense, but my heart was just like building up for that moment and then when it never came...well it was like what Aveline described with Ostagar. My hope was building up and then when nothing happened...it was pretty heartbreaking. Even Alistair made a reference to his wife when he was speaking to Hawke, I would had been happy with something as simple as that! Yet we got nothing...

[Cerulione]

M'kay I shall get to responding!

 

YESH! GIMME DAT CHEESE, lol! I'm just kidding, but I will read it as soon as I catch up on other posts.

 

I know logically that it made sense, but my heart was just like building up for that moment and then when it never came...well it was like what Aveline described with Ostagar. My hope was building up and then when nothing happened...it was pretty heartbreaking. Even Alistair made a reference to his wife when he was speaking to Hawke, I would had been happy with something as simple as that! Yet we got nothing...

 

King AListair... let me down. Warden Alistair... whew! He made me cry, talking about her lover like that.

[Asperath]

To be fair though, with King Alistair, why in the world would he confide in the Inquisitor that his queen is gone? He has no reason to do so, from a character perspective.

 

True!

I still think there could of been some interaction possible with Leliana involved when investigating the wardens and King Alistair visiting to ask for or offer adie/knowledge about how to contact HoF... I dunno, what you says makes complete sense but I still wish there would of been something

[Queen Rowan]

Awesome!! This would've played out soooo well in-game. Although the temper tantrums make me sad I take it that's inspired from when he punched the wall? I was hoping that was a once in a while thing and he gets most of his aggression out in battle. Ah well, beautifully written nevertheless!!

 

Yea that's why I wanted to add the comforting bit at the end. Because I personally think it's harder for him to handle his lyrium withdrawal when he's stressed and that triggers his aggression. But in no way is he actually abusive. He's pretty quick to calm his temper in game. And he always finds a way to control it that doesn't physically harm others. 

[Teshayel]

Since the CC is pretty capable, I thought I might do an insert self playthrough. I asked my hubby to help me adjust the features, so that I could get as close as possible, and when he saw the screen, he was like: "How's that possible? How'd you do that? That's so close!" The only thing he asked that I change was the skin tone. Apparently I am darker than I imagine myself to be... 

 

The one thing that I was chuckling over were the eyebrows - for once, they are perfect! Mine don't need a lot of plucking for a nice shape, but they are a sparse affair...   The second screen capture is the obligatory frown. According to my hubby, that's my exact expression whenever he does something I disapprove of 

 

So, now I am looking forward to snogging Cullen

 

Spoiler

 

 

[timebean]

 

 

YESH! GIMME DAT CHEESE, lol! I'm just kidding, but I will read it as soon as I catch up on other posts.

 

 

Hey!  I added a warning..it may be upsetting to some!  It has...a little gore (kind of) and allusions to darker stuff happening...just...be warned...

[Cerulione]

True!

I still think there could of been some interaction possible with Leliana involved when investigating the wardens and King Alistair visiting to ask for or offer adie/knowledge about how to contact HoF... I dunno, what you says makes complete sense but I still wish there would of been something

 

Oooh this is good idea! If recruited, Leliana & AListair must have had some interactions during their time with the wardens. They might even be friends or lover (IIRC in Darkspawn Chronicles Alistair was with Leliana??)

 

They should've got a good convo together... Or a 3 way convo: Leliana Alistair Quizzy

[QweenBeen]

To be fair though, with King Alistair, why in the world would he confide in the Inquisitor that his queen is gone? He has no reason to do so, from a character perspective.

To be fair, you are the Inquisitor. Maybe he could've asked for resources to help cure them? Or "here are some leads" idk, there could've been a professional way to bring it up?

[Queen Rowan]

Not a single reaction. I understand why we could not ask Alistair right whenever he came in to confront Fiona, but we could not even control the dialogue with him in how our IQ responded to him. I am still so dang irked about not being able to ask him what's going on, he could had came to Skyhold at some point...but noooo!

 

HOLD. THE. FLIP. UP. Alistair confronts Fiona?????????????? My run with him as a warden right now is with the templars so she's long dead by now.... 

[Sephirona]

Hey, can I ask you guys a question about Tumblr?

 

For ha-ha's I did a search for Cullen and within the first 5min I found what looks to be two of my flycam shots (what's worse is they've been color-altered). Are there any guidelines around that stuff? I know with artwork it's a taboo, but what about screenshots? I can understand simple cutscene shots (anybody can grab the same shot), but flycam shots are a bit different. It's very hard to completely replicate the same angle 100%. Screenarchers put a lot of work into that sort of thing that I would hazard to say it could be construed as art. 

 

Thoughts?

 

Tumblr is actually pretty supportive when it comes to protecting fan-creations or alterations. Much of Tumblr's culture is based on gifs, which, in the context of games, are basically moving screenshots that are edited/color tweaked by the fans and don't technically contain content that belong to the giffers, either. At the very least they will police copies/reposts of your material if you show them the permalink to your original post with the earlier timestamp on Tumblr. I know you posted your original outside of Tumblr, but if you send an email to support@tumblr.com with the URL to the permalink version of the stolen screenshot on the reposter's blog and a link to your original post online, they might still remove the offending image.

 

Also, don't feel bad about watermarking your edits/screenies. It's pretty much a given on Tumblr that what is edited belongs to official companies and not to us, and people use watermarks because reposting is rampant. Even though watermarking color edits of other peoples' fanart is taboo, I think there is much less of a power imbalance when it comes to watermarking things like screenshots of in-game footage because everyone knows that the company has the real power - and if they really are offended at the usage, can legally do something about it. The way I see it, since fancreators have no real legal power over their images it's lamer to victimize them by using their creations without permission because it's more exploitative. At least, that's my take on things - I don't know what Bioware's opinion on the issue might be. I hope they don't mind. Either way it's pretty much the norm to find watermarked gifs and edits on Tumblr. Some people spend hours coloring/composing incredibly intricate gifsets, so most people understand that effort is put into editing snapshots of the game and that there needs to be some level of protection.

 

 

 

Sooo... for all you creative types, Bioware fan creation contest. Of course, looks like fanfic doesn't really count. As usual. But anything else goes!

 

http://www.dragonage...fan-celebration

 

Thanks for the heads up!

Sob ;-; I wanted to post this one particular fanart for the 5k celebration but now I'm thinking maybe I should submit this for the contest and draw something else Culleny for the 5k...would submitting a Cullen fanart to the contest be weirdly specific? I mean cosplaying one character and submitting that is rather specific too, but...oh man. I'm feeling indecisive.

[Thane4Ever]

Since the CC is pretty capable, I thought I might do an insert self playthrough. I asked my hubby to help me adjust the features, so that I could get as close as possible, and when he saw the screen, he was like: "How's that possible? How'd you do that? That's so close!" The only thing he asked that I change was the skin tone. Apparently I am darker than I imagine myself to be... 

 

The one thing that I was chuckling over were the eyebrows - for once, they are perfect! Mine don't need a lot of plucking for a nice shape, but they are a sparse affair...   The second screen capture is the obligatory frown. According to my hubby, that's my exact expression whenever he does something I disapprove of 

 

So, now I am looking forward to snogging Cullen

 

Spoiler

 

 

You're adorable!  I can't really replicate myself unforch because I have a huge head of kinky curly hair.  But you've inspired me to try an elf version of myself (My next character will be Dalish).

[Cerulione]

Nah, in my head-cannon Warden's (Amell) search for cure had failed. Then a few years later she went visited Cullen for a good talk, once & for all.

 

& I wrote a fanfic on that. I'm cruel actually, I keep wanting killing my Warden

 

Does anyone here like killing people, torturing people, making people sick in their fanfic?

[Teshayel]

Ahhh..screw it.  Here is a short flashback chapter from the tome.  Ser Gilmore is called "Roland" in mine. This is still rough, but...here t goes...

 

Edited for warning - I tend to write dark stuff.  This is not a particularly dark chapter (though it is a flashback in a VERY dark chapter), but may be upsetting to some.  So...yeah...there's that...

 

Spoiler

Roland shivered.

It was a cold morning, and the fog around Highever lingered in the yard. The keep was still, except for the occasional cluck of chickens. He was following Elissa, sneaking through the maze of huts that made up the lower grounds. Her soft boots barely made a sound as she quickly walked in front of him, occasionally motioning impatiently for him to keep up. He almost fell over an anvil, cursing as he struggled to keep his balance. Elissa turned and shushed him with her finger to her lips.

“Why are we doing this again?” He whispered.

“Because I want to see what happens. And mother won’t let me in the room.” She kept walking as they talked.

“But…we already know what happens. We’ve both seen foals being born. How different can it be?”

She sighed, exasperated. Stopping for a moment, she turned to him with her hands on her hips. Though only fourteen, Roland noticed that she was starting to look more and more like the older girls at the castle. He tried not to notice.

“Where is your sense of adventure, Roland? Men and maids are not allowed in the birthing room. There has to be a reason, you know.”

Roland rolled his eyes. “Don’t remind me. If we get caught, the Teryna will banish me from Highever.”

Elissa grabbed his hand, forcing him to walk faster. “Then we have to be careful and not get caught!”

They made it to southern corner of the keep. Here, where the wall was shortest and least maintained, would be their entrance. Elissa looked around furtively and then started climbing the crumbling stones. Roland followed her.

They made it to the top and then ducked down to avoid the guard patrolling the far wall. Keeping to the shadows, they padded quietly to the sloping roof that lay above her brother’s quarters.

Elissa was breathing hard. “All we have to do is scale the roof until we are just under the balustrade. You can boost me up to it and I can climb over. Then. I’ll pull you up. We will be right under her window, and we’ll be able to hear everything.”

Roland blew out his breath, then nodded, resigned. There was no point in arguing with her once she decided to make him do something stupid.

They managed to make it up the small balcony, although Roland was sure they would end up falling to their death. Once in place, they crouched beneath the window.

Roland almost fell when he first heard Oriana scream. He grabbed Elissa’s arm. “Why is she screaming? Is that normal?”

Elissa’s eyes were wide. “I don’t know. I’m going to have a look.” She stood on her tiptoes and peeked in through the window. Oriana screamed again and Roland started to feel sick.

Elissa stood there for a few minutes then crouched back next to him. “I think it is normal. My mother is soothing her and holding her hand, and there are women peering between her legs. But they all look pretty calm. I think it is getting ready to happen!” She yanked his arm. “C’mon, let’s watch.”

Roland felt sick. “No…I don’t want to see.”

She pulled his arm again. “You just turned sixteen, officially a man now! Don’t be chicken!”

Resigned, he stood next to her and peeked in through the window.

The Antivan woman screamed again, her face red and sweating. She was obviously in great pain. Elissa whispered to Roland. “It looks terrible. I think this is why we are not supposed to see.”

Before Roland could answer, Oriana let out a loud scream, gripping the bedsheets with her hands. All of the sudden, one of the women pulled a red, squirming baby from her. After a few moments, the baby started screaming.

Roland and Elissa stood staring as the women wiped the babe, eventually placing it into Oriana’s arms. The Antivan woman was crying and smiling.

Roland sat down and Elissa joined him. They were quiet for a few minutes. Finally, Elissa spoke. “We’ve just witnessed the beginning of life, Roland. It’s not beautiful at all, is it? Just pain, tears, and blood. It’s the same as death.” She chewed her bottom lip. “Why does it have to hurt so much? Why do we even do it?”

Roland shrugged. For some reason, he wanted to weep, but he didn’t want Elissa to think he was an idiot. He was determined not to cry in front of her. Instead, he reached down and held her hand. She clutched his in return and he realized that that she was as upset as he was. She would be a woman soon, and she would have to endure the same pain one day. It made him sad for her.

They sat quietly beneath the window, hand in hand, listening to the infant’s screams. The sun rose over Highever and Roland squinted his eyes against the glow as he continued to hold on to his tears.

When he awoke on the cold floor, he couldn’t understand at first why the babe was still screaming.

When he remembered where he was, and who was screaming, Roland finally wept.

 

Awesome Mischievous Elissa is mischievous You should write more often

[Thane4Ever]

HOLD. THE. FLIP. UP. Alistair confronts Fiona?????????????? My run with him as a warden right now is with the templars so she's long dead by now.... 

Yes, if he's king and you do the mage quest, he'll show up to yell at Fiona and kick her out of Redcliffe.  That's when you get the choice to conscript them or ally with them.