Out of the Shadows

The day had been relatively uninteresting, a lot of coordinating clean up around Orlais in the wake of the Blight. There had been a lot less paperwork before he’d become the second in command, warden-constable, but the pay was better so there was that, and he did want to save up money to buy Rosalie an engagement ring one of these days.

He was about to go on lunch when he heard Ophelia and turned around to find her out of breath and running towards him. Whoa, whoa, Lia! What’s wrong? Is something wrong with Maeve, the baby, Lucien?!?!?! His brain was going to all sorts of dark places, and he didn’t like it very much, as his own pulse began to rise.