Amaranthine was home for Asha, sure she wasn't born there. She wasn't actually sure where she was born, though it could be Ferelden, though it also could be Skyhold which sat in between Ferelden and Orlais. She liked to believe she was born in Ferelden though, her dad loved Ferelden almost as much as he'd loved his family. Thinking about him was still hard, she hadn't been awake when he died, when the calling took him away from those he loved. He hadn't lived to see her wake up from her coma, to see what the magic had done to her body. In some ways she felt like she was still a four year old girl, but due to her time in a coma, the dreams that consumed her, the life that she lived felt so real, she felt like a perfectly normal sixteen year old.
Soldier's Peak was her favourite part of Amaranthine, partly because it was where Auntie Lana and Cullen spent much of their time and a big part due to the griffins. They weren't unicorns like she'd once spent so much time dreaming about, but they were just as wonderful. Giant creatures with gentle hearts. She'd stand outside the fence and feed them apples like she might a horse, though they mush preferred fishes or some sort of meat. She dreamt one day of being trained to fly them when she was old enough, she'd asked Cullen and Lana when that would be and Cullen felt pretty set on her being at least eighteen. Even though Asha knew for a fact that Cullen had just been a kid when he'd joined the Templar order, but she figured he wanted her to have a bit more learning to be a teenager before being flung into the adult world.
As she made her way from Vigil Keep to Soldier's Peak, she picked some late blooming flowers along her way, humming and singing a song as she went.
A year from now, we'll all be gone
All our friends will move away
And they're goin' to better places
But our friends will be gone away
Nothin' is as it has been
And I miss your face like hell
And I guess it's just as well
But I miss your face like hell
Once she got to Soldier's Peak she went straight to the Griffins and leaned against the rail. One of the younger ones that was still too young to have a rider came over and sniffed at her. They were really far too big for the fence, but it wasn't as if they were going anywhere since they could fly away if they wanted to. She laughed as the griffin breathed on her and made her feel ticklish.
Soldier's Peak was her favourite part of Amaranthine, partly because it was where Auntie Lana and Cullen spent much of their time and a big part due to the griffins. They weren't unicorns like she'd once spent so much time dreaming about, but they were just as wonderful. Giant creatures with gentle hearts. She'd stand outside the fence and feed them apples like she might a horse, though they mush preferred fishes or some sort of meat. She dreamt one day of being trained to fly them when she was old enough, she'd asked Cullen and Lana when that would be and Cullen felt pretty set on her being at least eighteen. Even though Asha knew for a fact that Cullen had just been a kid when he'd joined the Templar order, but she figured he wanted her to have a bit more learning to be a teenager before being flung into the adult world.
As she made her way from Vigil Keep to Soldier's Peak, she picked some late blooming flowers along her way, humming and singing a song as she went.
A year from now, we'll all be gone
All our friends will move away
And they're goin' to better places
But our friends will be gone away
Nothin' is as it has been
And I miss your face like hell
And I guess it's just as well
But I miss your face like hell
Once she got to Soldier's Peak she went straight to the Griffins and leaned against the rail. One of the younger ones that was still too young to have a rider came over and sniffed at her. They were really far too big for the fence, but it wasn't as if they were going anywhere since they could fly away if they wanted to. She laughed as the griffin breathed on her and made her feel ticklish.
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