Half Dead

Bound by Blood

In an angry fit I stormed off. I don't actually know how I got to Tywinter and to be frank I don't really care but I'm relatively positive I didn't take ship. I ended up in a wooded area. I sat down in the base of a hollowed out tree. The entry point of the hole was covered with thick vine so no one could see in. I hugged my legs against my chest and began to cry. My thoughts were clouded with emotion I had never felt before. I hated that Hawke woman for helping Anders. I hated Anders for allowing her to. Pain seized up in my chest. I cried and cried till I had no more tears. A twig snapping brought me back to my senses. There was a male voice and a woman's voice too.

"Ugh! Fenris! When hunting you're supposed to be quiet!" Whispered the girl.

   "Maybe you're scaring them off with your strong sense of sadness, Ace." The man named Fenris said gesturing to Ace. Ace stopped. She looked around than her gaze hit the tree. She turned around away from me but by some odd force I was thrown from my hiding spot and was pinned to the ground by the girl.

"Who are you? Answer me!" She yelled shaking me roughly. I used my own magic to throw her from me then darted up the tree readying myself for a fight. I examined the situation closely. When I realized what was stamped on Ace's forehead I froze.

    "What?... I.... Your mark.... How? That's my mark...." I stammered. But seeing it made me brave. I jumped from the tree and pulling off her hood traced it with my boney fingers.

"Your mark?" She snapped taking a step back. I showed her my arm. Both of our markings glowed bright white. Fenris looked astonished. They were identical in shape, size, even color but just in different places. Ace did look quite a bit like me. Blue eyes and pale skin. 

"You're an elven mage?" Fenris asked me. I thought for a moment then shrugged.

    "Half elven. I'm also a rogue ya know." I said examining him. Ace looked at me with her mouth agape. I realized why Fenris wasn't going to trust me.

"Who enslaved you? I'm going to fucking kill that slave owning bastard. No one deserves to be a slave. No one." I said clenching my fists tightly.

"Why do you care? You're a free woman." He hissed.

     "I was a slave. I served him in..... Certain ways that a thirteen year old child should not do. As I got older I hunted on my free time. During one of these occasions I was poisoned by a spitting flower. I made it back but..... He said I was already far past due. So he abandoned me to die. After years of being his perfect flower he screws me over! He could've a least given me a fast death had he actually wanted me dead! Well I guess I got lucky. A woman named Cloud found me and took me to her home. She said I was strong because most would've died almost immediately after the poison entered their body. She trained me to be a better Huntress than anyone I'd ever met. I sharpened my vision and tuned my ears to hear things every few other creatures can. I was lucky. Unlike many others who were put in a position anything like mine. That's why I give a damn." I turned away from them after telling them about Cloud.  Ace put a hand on my shoulder. 

  "Then help us escape." She said bluntly. I did not say a thing but nodded and gathered my weapons. They showed me the way to their master, Denarius' mansion. He was an unpleasant man with a perverted smile.

    "Sir, we found her in the woods she does not speak in our tongue but she understands Greek clearly." Ace said bowing to him.

" Είμαι Spade." I said glaring at him.

    "She told you, I am Spade." Ace translated.

"Πού είναι εδώ;" I looked about hoping to get a sense of where we could escape through.

"Where is here?" Ace glanced at me in confusion.

"Μην μου δώσει τέτοια θλίψη ψάχνω για μια διέξοδο."  Do not give me such sadness I look for a way out. She nodded. I wandered around and decided to make myself faint. I held my breath and everything went black..........