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[raging_monkey]

Hmm true I do need her intact and ironically they were getting going to focus on the latter. Hmm maybe we can dance around the vallenious part for a bit. Ill rework things so they go I smoothly.

[raging_monkey]

I got it caius captures a small group and unearths a conspiracy of sorts. It happens a bit after darkon's funera and all three sides take hits but we can speed it up and rotate some part! Can we do that?

[Uccio]

I re-wrote that and left Caius for the moment out of it. He knows and observes only.

[raging_monkey]

okay I'm rewriting as well to make seem less jarring and impractical

[Uccio]

Here would be Caius response.

Spoiler

*Caius walked onward, his determined footsteps echoed in the grand hall of the courthouse. There was so many things to do, making Miriel his heir would cause a lot of eyebrows to raise, but then again Zera had already made reputation of being too liberal so most likely many people were happy to know she would not follow Caius to the Magister seat. Caius had prepared several items to give Miriel protection against magic. Caius guards followed him close by keeping any passer-by in distance. Nazlik strode after him in her glimmering armor with a stoic look on her face.

Caius stopped at the door he was looking, without knocking he stepped in into the office. His guards stepped in after him securing the room. Jara stood up surprised to see him walk in, "what is the meaning of this?". Caius waved his hand and neutralization glyph fell on her followed by a telekinetic power striking her against the back wall immobilizing her.

"Shut up and listen", Caius said with a cold menacing voice, "you have been putting your nose and your little group of zealots too much against me. It stops now". Caius raised his arm and one of the guards stepped forward, he had a heavy looking bag in his hand from where he pulled a severed head throwing it on the desk. The bloody head rolled around until it remained still facing Jara. Sven´s severed head stared at her with his glazed eyes. Blood dripped from the cut neck on her desk.

"This is what is left of your little group of merry men", Caius said leaning forward. "And that little crazy Kina, no one will find her body, ever".

"How dare you ..", Jara started when Caius raised his arm and the power lifted her off the wall and slammed against it couple of times.

"One more word out of you and you die", Caius said calmly. "I have here a document from the Magisterium signed by the Archon which says that you are a leader of a group working towards overthrowing the legal regime of Tevinter Imperium, and it gives me a free hand to deal with the situation".

Then he nodded to the guard who put his hand in the bag and pulled another head out dangling it from the hair. "Recognize this?", Caius asked when guard threw the head next to Sven´s. "Your family is dead", Caius whispered with a cold smile lingering on his lips. "They died gruesomely, just because of you. That is something for you to think about".

Caius gestured and the power holding Jara released her and she stumbled forward. Guards moved around her taking hold of her and placing her hands on the table. She tried to reach for her magic but the neutralization glyph was too powerful. "What.. what are you doing?", she whispered seeing Nazlik step forward drawing her sabre.

"I will give you a parting gift", Caius whispered his dark cold eyes gleaming. With a flash Nazlik swung her sabre cutting Jara´s both hands from the wrists. The razor sharp blade cut through the wrists severing her hands with a clean cut.
Just as the blood started to gush out from the stubs the guards poured strong healing potion on the wounds and wrapped bandages on them stopping the bleeding. The pain and shock rendered her speechless. One of the guards pulled her head back forcing another bottle on her lips, Jara tried to fight the guard but in vain. The bitter nectar poured down her throat burning as it went down making her cough uncontrollably when she got some of it in her lunges.

"This is where our roads separate", Caius said smiling his cold smile, "my associates with escort you to the Deep Roads where you will be left for the darkspawn to be found. Since you are a woman they will try to make you a broodmother. Unfortunately this drink I gave you destroys your female organs making it impossible for you to become a broodmother. It won´t stop darkspawn from trying thought". Caius bowed slightly with a cold smile, then he turned and left the room. A bag was pulled over Jara´s head.*

[raging_monkey]

Accepted and brutal. I like

[Uccio]

Spoiler

*"Caius?", a soft voice called breaking through the darkness bringing consciousness and with it a throbbing pain. Caius tried to open his eyes but his eye lids were heavy and sticky. A soft slap on his cheek brought him back from drifting out again. "Caius, I need to you remain conscious", a soft voice spoke again. "You need to drink this, it will help". A bottle was placed on his lips and burning liquid flowed down his throat. In a few moments he started to feel better, his eyes opened and the blur surroundings cleared. Matia stared at him leaning over him, worried look on her face but with a faint smile. "There you are". She reached out and touched Caius cheek, "I thought you were dead".  

 

For a moment Matia, this hard boiled warrior woman, had this strange look on her face. As if there were slight tremble on her lips, "I thought you were dead", she whispered again. "What..?", Caius croaked, trying to force the question out. Forming words was a painful process. 

 

"You were defeated, all of you", Matia reached out and stroke his hair. "I was scouting with Pollius when you were attacked", she glanced around, "qunari, those soulless bastards". "Here, have some more", she reached out and poured some more healing potion into Caius mouth. A flash of warmth and strength streamed through Caius, his breathing became easier. 

 

Matia moved around him and helped Caius into a sitting position. The wounds in his chest and back of his head had been patched. All around them dead bodies of men from a team of Danarius Dragons lay silently, among with horned qunari warriors. Caius noticed a familiar sword standing close by, the blade was stuck into the stomach of a qunari warrior. His eyes wondered among the dead, and there, right next to him lay Sisenna. His glazed eyes stared at him, streams of coagulated blood crossing his face from the gaping wound in his temple. Flies had already found him buzzing around the wound.

 

"It seems you two had your last stand here", Matia said silently looking at Sisenna. "But you are alive", she said looking again at Caius with a faint smile.

 

"We need to get out of here", Caius croaked feeling a bit better. "Yes, yes we do", Matia said shaking herself slightly out of her thoughts, "qunari will be back". She wrapped her arms around Caius trying to lift him up, "hey, you can try to work with me a bit", she grinned, "I love to feel your body weight on me, but this is a bit hard". Caius struggled to overcome the feeling of weakness and was finally able to stand up. A vortex filled his head, "my staff", he whispered. Matia picked his plain staff from the ground while Caius leaned on her. 

 

Pollius, a raw recruit from Vol Dorma whom had only been in the unit for six months, strolled to them carrying packages of food, water and medicine. "I think this is all we can take with us". The boy looked around, "horses are all gone. Qunari must have taken them". Matia nodded, "then we will walk". She looked at Caius, "good thing they did not notice you were still alive".

 

Caius shrugged, the pain was still too much present and he didn´t really care. Those three disappeared into the jungle leaving the battlefield to flies and scavengers. 

 

That night they camped in a small cave. Pollius took the first watch as Matia tended to Caius laying next to the small fire he had cast. A silence lingered between them as they watched the fire play. Then Matia sighted, looking at the fire, "when I got back from the scouting and noticed what had happened, I felt...". She moved a bit, then took a sip of the canteen and fell silent again. Caius looked at her, this was the first time she sounded so serious. Usually this tough warrior would have been throwing dirty jokes and innuendos at him.

Matia sighted again, "When I found you, I thought you were dead", she whispered pulling a lock of her hair behind her ear. "And it made me feel...". She turned to Caius with the campfire light gleaming in her eyes, "I am so glad you are alive".

 

Caius took her chin in his hand, he leaned forward giving her a soft kiss, "I am not dead". A plaintive smile lingered on Matia`s lips. Then she suddenly turned to Caius kissing him passionately, leaning over him.

 

Later, Caius stared at the campfire, Matia slept next to him her arm across his chest. Does she love me? A thought lingered on Caius mind. He looked at her sleeping face, she had small dimples in her cheeks while she smiled on her sleep. She had this down to earth charm in her, Caius could imagine her being a tavern owner, or some master of handicraft. I don´t love her, but this could prove to be a useful connection later, he thought.

 

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Caius stood by the balcony watching sleeping Minrathous leaning on his staff. All those people, washed away by time, the never ending stream and I am still the same. Or am I, maybe I have changed? A sudden flash next to him took his attention. Elowyn stood there, her red hair streaming in the night wind.

 

Caius turned to look at her with a soft smile, I love her. A simple truth. "I missed you, how was your day beautiful?", he reached out to touch her cheek. "So many things to do, how do I ever manage all this responsibility!", Elowyn exhaled wrinkling her brow. Caius leaned forward smiling and gave her a kiss. "You are better at that than anyone my love. Here, have some wine, sit down". He gestured at the table and seat. "Tonight we will forget the world and its troubles, there are just you and me. I am all yours tonight".*