Geese In Spring, Part V: Liberty [1/?]
anonymous
August 17 2010, 05:26:33 UTC
O HAI GAIZ It's done. :o Just a bit of wrapping up, some confessions, and some realizations.
Devin looked at the loaded wagon with a strange mix of resignation and anticipation. He was leaving this restful place, but he was going back to the world he was familiar with. Once there, he was going to be plunged back into heavy responsibilities, but he would have someone by his side who might alleviate some of the crushing weight.
That last thought reminded him that he still needed to tell Zevran the truth about his role among the Wardens before they left tomorrow, in case it would change the hunter's mind. The fear that it would was enough to make the mage's stomach churn a little in anxiety -- a very unfamiliar feeling for him. He'd seldom wasted time or energy on nervousness since his adolescence, but Zevran had brought him to this, a state where his emotions were far too close to the surface and much more difficult to rein in.
If I'm going to be like this all the time from now on, unable to hide my feelings at court, then my
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Geese In Spring, Part V: Liberty [2/4]
anonymous
August 17 2010, 05:29:45 UTC
They walked in contented silence until they got out of earshot of the camp, close enough together that their hands occasionally brushed against each other. Zevran was pleased with the evening's course so far, but his companion seemed unusually quiet, his demeanor serious. After a while, the mage cleared his throat slightly to catch Zevran's attention, and the elf glanced at him sidelong as they walked.
"Zevran... there's something important I need to tell you before we leave." The mage's eyes were on the path in front of them, but Zevran wondered if he was truly seeing the terrain, or if his gaze was focused inward.
"Yes, cariño?" He had an inkling of what Devin meant to say, of course, but he let the man speak his mind, patient as only a hunter could be, waiting for a creature to break cover
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Geese In Spring, Part V: Liberty [3/4]
anonymous
August 17 2010, 05:30:33 UTC
Devin did seem to understand, but he still looked into the hunter's eyes for a long moment, perhaps for some sort of confirmation. Zevran reached up and cupped the Warden's face in his hands, holding his gaze.
"It is as I said before, cariño; I care little where we are -- besides away from here." He gave the other man a little half-smile. "And I care not at all for what these people have to say about you. I know what I have seen of you, felt from you. If they find you unworthy of respect, then I find them the same."
That was the honest truth. He had seen Devin doggedly hanging on in that terrible battle, had watched him struggle with both his guilt and his injuries, and had seen firsthand how fragile the mage's trust in others was. If the man's peers could not respect him for these things, for the sacrifices he had made for the Grey Wardens and for Ferelden, then Zevran didn't think much of them.
Devin was still looking at him intently, almost as if wary for a trick. With a tsking sound, Zevran pulled the taller man down
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Geese In Spring, Part V: Liberty [4/4]
anonymous
August 17 2010, 05:33:31 UTC
Bit of a timeskip here.A runner had been sent from the last town they stayed in before reaching Denerim; several hours out of the capital, they were met on the road by an escort of armored city guards. Devin wondered sardonically if they were more for show or defense; the two travelers needed neither, but he had to resign himself to the fact that this was how things would be in Denerim. At least someone had had the sense to bring black banners and Grey Warden regalia; now the wagon bore the proper sense of gravitas
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Thanks very much! XD I haven't touched this particular AUniverse again, though I'm finally finishing up Devin's canon playthrough (he never got through Origins...), so maybe that will inspire something or other XD
Devin looked at the loaded wagon with a strange mix of resignation and anticipation. He was leaving this restful place, but he was going back to the world he was familiar with. Once there, he was going to be plunged back into heavy responsibilities, but he would have someone by his side who might alleviate some of the crushing weight.
That last thought reminded him that he still needed to tell Zevran the truth about his role among the Wardens before they left tomorrow, in case it would change the hunter's mind. The fear that it would was enough to make the mage's stomach churn a little in anxiety -- a very unfamiliar feeling for him. He'd seldom wasted time or energy on nervousness since his adolescence, but Zevran had brought him to this, a state where his emotions were far too close to the surface and much more difficult to rein in.
If I'm going to be like this all the time from now on, unable to hide my feelings at court, then my ( ... )
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"Zevran... there's something important I need to tell you before we leave." The mage's eyes were on the path in front of them, but Zevran wondered if he was truly seeing the terrain, or if his gaze was focused inward.
"Yes, cariño?" He had an inkling of what Devin meant to say, of course, but he let the man speak his mind, patient as only a hunter could be, waiting for a creature to break cover ( ... )
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"It is as I said before, cariño; I care little where we are -- besides away from here." He gave the other man a little half-smile. "And I care not at all for what these people have to say about you. I know what I have seen of you, felt from you. If they find you unworthy of respect, then I find them the same."
That was the honest truth. He had seen Devin doggedly hanging on in that terrible battle, had watched him struggle with both his guilt and his injuries, and had seen firsthand how fragile the mage's trust in others was. If the man's peers could not respect him for these things, for the sacrifices he had made for the Grey Wardens and for Ferelden, then Zevran didn't think much of them.
Devin was still looking at him intently, almost as if wary for a trick. With a tsking sound, Zevran pulled the taller man down ( ... )
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This anon would like to copy/paste the above comment and hi-light the "if you ever write more..." part.
I'm new to the meme and wonder if a!a has other writings that you could link to?
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Devin does have some non-AU escapades here on the meme with Alistair:
http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/328.html?thread=1389128#t1389128
http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/1636.html?thread=3028324#t3028324
http://dragonage-kink.livejournal.com/1636.html?thread=1356132#t1356132
And those, along with all the rest of my writing, is over here:
http://levalier_house.livejournal.com
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