"Val Firmin." she repeated quietly to herself, then whispered Firmin again. She nodded at her brother's explanation, then let her head fall back and eyes close at the sense of longing that came over her at the mention of a real bath. Yes. That would be heaven. she smiled over at him as she dumped their dinner into the now boiling water. A twirl of her finger through the air sent the water turning in the same direction.
But she stopped abruptly at the mention of the Grey Warden fortress. Her eyes fled his, focusing intently on her worn out shoes as she struggled to will her heartbeat to slow. It happened whenever the Wardens were mentioned. She knew now that whatever ad happened that night, she'd done it. But she also knew that she hadn't done it. Whatever this strange power was, she did not really control it. She had access to it, but it eluded her. She was terrified at how it could overwhelm her.
"Maybe we'll have found some of the Dalish by then." she said, once she could trust that her voice would not shake. "They'll be able to-"
Ru stood suddenly, turning to look off into the woods. Her eyes went cloudy white as her sight leapt from her body to Beli's. He was agitated, the fur around his neck and along his spine stood on end. She could feel the low thunder of his growl in her own chest. There was a man... an elf. Her perspective changed as Beli lowered his head. She could feel his muscles tensing. The man had knelt, was speaking. But it sounded as if he were underwater, muffled. Beli huffed, took a hesitant step forward. His snout stretched forward, sniffing.
She blinked, the white dissolving from her eyes as she looked about, resetting herself into her own body. "There's a man." she said, her heart resuming its earlier rabbit's pace. She turned, eyes searching for the oak staff and seeing it right where she'd left it by her feet. She stooped and lifted it, taking comfort in the feel of the leather wrappings on her palm. "He's an elf." she added, her voice pitched as if trying to reassure Avi that it was probably alright. Or was she just reassuring herself?
But she stopped abruptly at the mention of the Grey Warden fortress. Her eyes fled his, focusing intently on her worn out shoes as she struggled to will her heartbeat to slow. It happened whenever the Wardens were mentioned. She knew now that whatever ad happened that night, she'd done it. But she also knew that she hadn't done it. Whatever this strange power was, she did not really control it. She had access to it, but it eluded her. She was terrified at how it could overwhelm her.
"Maybe we'll have found some of the Dalish by then." she said, once she could trust that her voice would not shake. "They'll be able to-"
Ru stood suddenly, turning to look off into the woods. Her eyes went cloudy white as her sight leapt from her body to Beli's. He was agitated, the fur around his neck and along his spine stood on end. She could feel the low thunder of his growl in her own chest. There was a man... an elf. Her perspective changed as Beli lowered his head. She could feel his muscles tensing. The man had knelt, was speaking. But it sounded as if he were underwater, muffled. Beli huffed, took a hesitant step forward. His snout stretched forward, sniffing.
She blinked, the white dissolving from her eyes as she looked about, resetting herself into her own body. "There's a man." she said, her heart resuming its earlier rabbit's pace. She turned, eyes searching for the oak staff and seeing it right where she'd left it by her feet. She stooped and lifted it, taking comfort in the feel of the leather wrappings on her palm. "He's an elf." she added, her voice pitched as if trying to reassure Avi that it was probably alright. Or was she just reassuring herself?
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